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*''P51 added:'' 1 [[Dhanush (missile)|Dhanush ballistic missile]]
*''P51 added:'' 1 [[Dhanush (missile)|Dhanush ballistic missile]]
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{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}
{{Sukanya-class patrol vessel}}
 
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 24 May 2022

INS Sharada (P55) in Androth and Agatti Island
History
India
Name: INS Sharada
Builder: Hindustan Shipyard Limited
Launched: 22 August 1990
Commissioned: 27 October 1991
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Sukanya class patrol vessel[1]
Displacement: 1,890 tons (full load)[1]
Length: 101 metres
Beam: 11.5 metres
Propulsion: 2 × diesel engines, 12,800 bhp (9,540 kW), 2 shafts
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)
Range: 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: 70
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 1 × Racal Decca 2459 search radar
  • 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 HAL Chetak

INS Sharada (P55) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.[1]

Operations[edit | edit source]

On 17 May 2017, the ship rescued a Liberian registered merchant vessel, MV Mountbatten, from pirates while on patrol in the gulf of Aden.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Indian Navy rescues merchant vessel from pirates in Gulf of Aden". Retrieved 17 May 2017.