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'''INS ''Darshak'' (J21)''' is a hydrographic [[survey ship]] in the [[Indian Navy]], under the [[Eastern Naval Command]].

INS ''Darshak'' in 2016 completed the hydrographic survey of  [[Tanga Port]], [[Tanzania]] coast for the [[Government of Tanzania]]. This survey work was of particular importance for the country's government due to upcoming [[oil pipeline]] being laid at the port from [[Uganda]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=INS Darshak completes hydrographic survey|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/INS-Darshak-completes-hydrographic-survey/articleshow/55693590.cms}}</ref> In late 2016 the ship also carried out survey work off the waters of [[Mauritius]] to prepare two new charts of the Mauritian waters as per charting scheme agreed the two governments. The survey was useful for the [[tourism industry]] based in northern Mauritius. Areas off [[Mon Choisy]], [[Grand Bay, Mauritius|Grand Bay]] and other smaller islands in the north were surveyed comprehensively. Also survey data was collected for [[aquaculture]] site off [[Anse La Raie]] and deep sea transacts for scientific research at request of [[Mauritius Oceanography Institute]]. The survey is also expected to help in [[Deep Ocean Water]] Application Projects done on request of [[Continental Shelf Department]] of [[Prime Minister]]'s Office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INS Darshak Completes Hydrographic Survey in Mauritius|url=http://chinditsdefence.blogspot.in/2017/01/ins-darshak-completes-hydrographic.html}}</ref> Earlier in 2015, INS ''Darshak'' conducted hydrographic survey in [[Seychelles]] for a period of 1 month concentrating off the coast of [[Victoria, Seychelles|Port Victoria]] and in nearby areas covering the north east of the [[island]] of [[Mahé, Seychelles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian naval ship 'INS Darshak' on one-month mission to gather hydrographic data in Seychelles|url= http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/4022/Indian+naval+ship+'INS+Darshak'+on+one-month+mission+to+gather+hydrographic+data+in+Seychelles#sthash.1aivq2id.dpuf}}</ref> On 3 March 2017 the ship was deployed to Sri Lanka for a two-month-long [[hydrographic survey]] trip in collaboration with [[Sri Lanka Navy]]. During the trip Sri Lanka Navy personnel joined their counterparts on the ship to undertake advanced hydrographic practices. The ship also made port calls to [[Colombo]] and [[Galle]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=INS Darshak, Indian navy Hydrographic Survey ship undertakes survey in Sri Lanka|url=https://www.yovizag.com/ins-darshak-indian-hydrographic-survey-sri-lanka/}}</ref>