Goa Shipyard Explained
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is an Indian Government owned ship building company located on the West Coast of India at Vasco da Gama, Goa. It was established in 1957, originally by the colonial government of the Portuguese in India as the "Estaleiros Navais de Goa", [2] to build barges to be used in Goa's growing mining industry, which took off after the establishment of India's blockade of Goa in 1955. In the wake of Portugal's defeat and unconditional surrender to India following the 1961 Indian annexation of Goa, it was requisitioned to manufacture warships for the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard.
GSL is undergoing a modernisation of its yard to adapt to the latest technology in shipbuilding. To this purpose it is negotiating with well-known shipbuilders for an arrangement to collaborate. To date it has built 167 vessels, including barges, tugs, landing craft, offshore patrol vessels and other vessels for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard and for export to countries like Yemen.[3]
A new slipway has been commissioned to take up major repair jobs of ships in the dry dock area. A damage control simulator and two double boom level luffing cranes for heavy lifting have been constructed.
Military ships built
GSL has built the following ships for military use:[4]
Landing craft Mark II
- L34 – commissioned 28 January 1980
- L33 – 1 December 1980
- L35 – 11 December 1983
- L36 – 18 July 1986
- L37 – 18 October 1986
- L38 – 10 December 1986
- L39 – 25 March 1987[5]
Saryu class offshore patrol vessel
- INS Saryu (P54)
- INS Sunayna (P58)
- SLNS Sayurala (P623)
- SLNS Sindurala (P624)
Vikram class offshore patrol vessel
- CGS Varad (40) – 19 July 1990
- CGS Varaha (41) – 19 July 1990[6]
Samar class offshore patrol vessel
- CGS Samar (42) – 14 February 1996
- CGS Sangram (43) – 29 March 1997
- CGS Sarang (44) – 21 June 1999
- CGS Sagar (45) – 3 November 2003[7]
Tarantul I class missile corvette
- INS Vinash (K47) – 20 November 1993
- INS Vidyut (K48) – 16 January 1995
- INS Prahar (K98) – 1 March 1997 Lost at sea on 22 April 2006[8]
- INS Pralaya (K91) – Missile Corvette 18 December 2002
Extra fast patrol vessel
- CGS Sarojini Naidu (229) – 11 November 2002
- CGS Durgabai Deshmukh (230) – 29 April 2003
- CGS Kasturba Gandhi (231) – 28 October 2005
- CGS Aruna Asaf Ali (232) – 28 January 2006
- CGS Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (233) – 28 April 2006[9]
In 1997, GSL built the three-masted barque INS Tarangini for use as a training ship for the Indian Navy.
Offshore Patrol Vessel
Future ships
GSL has been nominated to build the following class of ships for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard:
Future Indian minehunter class
GSL will jointly build twelve Mine Counter-Measure Vessels in collaboration with a ToT partner selected as per procedure.[10]
Talwar class frigates
GSL will build two Talwar-class frigates in collaboration with Russia's United Ship Building.[11]
Fast Patrol Boats For Indian Army
GSL has bagged an Order of Rs.65 Crore from Indian Army to build 12 fast patrol boats for the surveillance and patrolling at large water bodies. The First Vessel is expected to be delivered by July end of 2021.[12]
Future Pollution Control vessels
GSL will Construct two Pollution Control Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. These vessels will be independently designed, developed and built by GSL. Both vessels are scheduled for delivery by November 2024, and May 2025, respectively.[13]
Other products
See also
External links
Notes and References
- https://goashipyard.in/file/2023/09/Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf "Annual Statement 2022-23 "
- Web site: Chapter-5 . 13 March 2022 . 1 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081101174339/http://indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/5_mdl%20%26%20leander%20project.htm . dead .
- Web site: Goa Shipyard Ltd.. 14 December 2007. Global Security.Org.
- Web site: Ships built by Goa Shipyard Limited . 13 December 2007 . Goa Shipyard . https://web.archive.org/web/20071129232228/http://www.goashipyard.co.in/html/frames.htm . 29 November 2007 . dead .
- Web site: Mk.2 & Mk.3 Landing Craft . 14 December 2007 . Bharat Rakshak . https://web.archive.org/web/20071212193847/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Mk3LC.html . 12 December 2007 . dead .
- Web site: Vikram Class . 14 December 2007 . Bharat Rakshak . https://web.archive.org/web/20071208100234/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Vikram.html . 8 December 2007 . dead .
- Web site: Samar Class . 14 December 2007 . Bharat Rakshak . https://web.archive.org/web/20071208100855/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Samar.html . 8 December 2007 . dead .
- Web site: Veer (Tarantul 1) Class . 14 December 2007 . Bharat Rakshak . https://web.archive.org/web/20071118105013/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Veer.html . 18 November 2007 . dead .
- Web site: Extra Fast Patrol Vessel . 14 December 2007 . Bharat Rakshak . https://web.archive.org/web/20071208100239/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/XFPV.html . 8 December 2007 . dead .
- Web site: India may ink Rs 32,000-cr deal for building minesweepers next month. 2017-02-28. hindustantimes.com . Hindustan Times. 2017-03-20. en.
- News: Defence ministry clears Goa Shipyard Limted to build frigates – Times of India. The Times of India. 2017-03-20.
- Web site: Newton Sequeira. Jun 15, 2021. Goa Shipyard Limited to deliver first boat to Army for Pangong Tso patrol by July Goa News - Times of India. 2021-07-22. The Times of India. en.
- News: Defence Ministry seals Rs 583 crore deal with Goa Shipyard to procure 2 pollution control ships. The Economic Times. 2021-06-22.
