Saryu-class patrol vessel explained

The Saryu class of offshore patrol vessels (OPV) are advanced patrol ships of the Indian Navy built at the Goa Shipyard Limited. These vessels are capable of ocean surveillance and monitoring and can maintain control of shipping lanes. They can also be deployed to provide security to offshore oil installations, and other naval assets.[1]

Design and development

Saryu class was derived from Sankalp-class vessels built for the Indian Coast Guard.[2] The ships were designed by GSL's in-house design team and built at a cost of .[3] [4] The vessels are powered by two Pielstick diesel engines rated at a combined, each driving a Wärtsilä WCP 5C10 controllable-pitch propeller through a reduction gearbox.[5] [6]

Construction

The first ship, was launched on 30 March 2009 in the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta.[7] INS Saryu was handed over to the Navy on 21 December 2012[8] [9] and was commissioned on 21 January 2013 at Vasco da Gama, by the Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command, Air Marshal P K Roy.[10]

The second ship, INS Sunayna, was handed over to the Indian Navy on 2 September 2013; her first CO was to be Cdr Aftab Ahmed Khan.[11] The three remaining ships were delivered subsequently with an interval of six months each. INS Sumitra, the fourth and last OPV, was delivered to the Navy by GSL on 16 July 2014.[12] Two ships were delivered to Sri Lankan Navy in 2017 and 2018.

Ships of the class

NamePennantKeel laidLaunchedDeliveredCommissionedHome portStatus
P54[13] 15 December 2006[14] 30 March 2009[15] 21 December 2012[16] 21 January 2013Port BlairActive
P5725 September 200714 November 20092 September 2013[17] 15 October 2013Kochi
P587 May 200821 May 2011[18] 14 January 20147 March 2014[19] [20] Port Blair
P5928 April 20106 December 201016 July 20144 September 2014Chennai[21]
P62310 September 201411 June 2016[22] 22 July 2017[23] 2 August 2017[24] ColomboActive
[25] P6249 May 2015[26] 2 May 2017[27] 22 March 2018[28] 19 April 2018[29]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian navy launches patrol vessel. Mint. HT Media. Press Trust of India. 30 March 2009. 12 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090604194832/http://www.livemint.com/2009/03/30155650/Indian-navy-launches-patrol-ve.html. 4 June 2009. dmy-all.
  2. Hardy . James . Indian Navy commissions first-in-class Saryu OPV . IHS Jane's Navy International . February 2013 . 118 . 1 . Jane's Information Group . 2048-3457.
  3. News: Fernandes. Krish. Indian Navy to commission indigenously built NOPV INS Saryu. 20 January 2013. The Times of India. 19 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Naval OPV launched . StratPost . 7 December 2010.
  5. Web site: Propulsion Solutions for Offshore Patrol Vessels. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506104420/https://cdn.wartsila.com/docs/default-source/marine-documents/segment/brochure-navy-opvs-propulsion.pdf. dead. 6 May 2018. 4. Wärtsilä. 13 June 2018.
  6. Naval offshore Patrol Vessel "Sumitra" Launched . Press Information Bureau . 6 December 2010.
  7. Web site: Indian Navy launches patrol vessel. The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 30 March 2009 . 12 January 2013.
  8. Web site: GSL delivers Indian Navy's largest patrol vessel Y-1194 (INS Saryu). Goa Shipyard Limited. 21 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185946/http://www.goashipyard.co.in/NewsEventsDetails.aspx?id=%7B0050-0108-0148-0128-0161-0192-0225-0256%7D. 4 March 2016.
  9. Web site: Navy receives warship INS Saryu from GSL. Zee News. Press Trust of India. 21 December 2012. 12 January 2013.
  10. Web site: INS Saryu commissioned near Andaman and Nicobar islands. The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 21 January 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170827235756/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ins-saryu-commissioned-near-andaman-and-nicobar-islands/articleshow/18113478.cms. 27 August 2017.
  11. News: Fernandes. Joaquim. Goa shipyard limited hands over new patrol vessel to Indian navy. The Times of India. 2 September 2013.
  12. News: Goa Shipyard Limited delivers INS Sumitra to Indian Navy. The Times of India. 18 July 2014.
  13. Web site: Offshore Patrol Vessel – Sukanya Class. Indian Navy. 13 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106012224/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ships?page=0%2C8. 6 January 2014.
  14. Book: Saunders. Stephen. Commodore Stephen Saunders. Jane's Fighting Ships 2016–2017. 2016. Jane's Information Group. Coulsdon. 978-0710631855. 357. 119th. India.
  15. News: INS Saryu commissioned . . 1 April 2009.
  16. News: Goa Shipyard Limited touches 200 mark, largest NOPV handed over to Navy. The Times of India. 15 January 2014.
  17. News: Goa Shipyard hands over patrol vessel to Navy. 3 September 2013. The Hindu. 3 September 2013.
  18. Hon'ble Raksha Mantri to Commission GSL Modernisation Project . . 12 January 2013.
  19. News: Kamat. Prakash. INS Sumedha commissioned. Business Line. 7 March 2014. Mormugao.
  20. INS Sumedha Joins Indian Navy. Indian Navy. 16 March 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140318011234/http://indiannavy.nic.in/press-release/ins-sumedha-joins-indian-navy. 18 March 2014.
  21. News: Navy's largest patrolling vessel INS Sumitra commissioned. The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 4 September 2014.
  22. News: Offshore Patrol Vessel built for SL Navy launched. The Daily Mirror. 2016-06-11. 2017-07-29. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729162927/http://www.dailymirror.lk/110798/Offshore-Patrol-Vessel-built-for-SL-Navy-launched. 29 July 2017.
  23. News: Dominguez. Gabriel. Sri Lanka Navy receives largest warship to date. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Jane's Information Group. 24 July 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728020812/http://www.janes.com:80/article/72554/sri-lanka-navy-receives-largest-warship-to-date. 28 July 2017.
  24. HE the President commissions new AOPV of SL Navy on ceremonial note. Sri Lanka Navy. 2 August 2017. 2 August 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170802212100/http://news.navy.lk/eventnews/2017/08/02/201708021815. 2 August 2017.
  25. Re-docking of Navy's second Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel. Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka). 2017-07-29. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729143528/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=New_Navy_vessel_officially_launched_at_Goa_Shipyard_20170505_01. 29 July 2017.
  26. GSL DELIVERED 2ND 2500 TONS LARGE AOPV TO SRI LANKAN NAVY, 25 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. Goa Shipyard Limited.
  27. New Navy vessel officially launched at Goa Shipyard. Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka). 2017-05-05. 2017-07-29. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729143528/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=New_Navy_vessel_officially_launched_at_Goa_Shipyard_20170505_01. 29 July 2017.
  28. Web site: India's Goa Shipyard delivers second OPV to Sri Lankan Navy. Naval Today. 26 March 2018. 9 March 2021.
  29. SLNS Sindurala joins Navy fleet. Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka). 20 April 2018.

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