INS Astradharini commissioned into Indian Navy
7 Oct 2015 6:00 AM IST
The Indian Navy on Tuesday commissioned the first indigenously designed and built torpedo launch and recovery vessel INS Astradharini.
Flag Officer Commanding-in-chief, Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Satish Soni commissioned the ship at the Naval Base Visakhapatnam.
Soni congratulated the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) for its contribution towards the ship building and the trials. “The induction of INS Ashtradharini adds thrust to the country’s ongoing endeavours at indigenisation and achieving India’s goal of self-reliance in <g data-gr-id="13">under-water</g> weapons development,” he added.
Soni also unveiled the commissioning plaque. The design of the Astradharini is a collaborative effort of NSTL, M/s <g data-gr-id="17">Shoft</g> Shipyard and IIT Kharagpur and has a unique design of a catamaran hull form that significantly reduces its power requirement and is built with indigenous steel.
Having a length of 50 m, the vessel is capable to doing speeds up to 15 Knots. It can operate at high sea states and has a large deck area with torpedo launchers for deploying and recovering various kind of torpedoes during the trials.
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