Sukanya-class patrol vessel

Sukanya class
INS Sujata (P56) en-route to Sri Lanka
Class overview
Builders
Operators
Succeeded bySaryu class
Planned7
Completed7
Active7
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Displacement1,890 tons (full load)[1]
Length101.1 m (332 ft)[2]
Beam11.5 m (38 ft)[2]
Draught4.4 m (14 ft)[2]
Propulsion2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 V 280 diesel engines, 12,800 PS (9,410 kW), 2 shafts[2]
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[1]
Range5,800 nmi (10,700 km; 6,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[2]
Complement140 including 15 officers[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Racal Decca 2459 I-band surface search radar
  • BEL 1245 I-band navigation radar[2]
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × HAL Chetak[2]

The Sukanya-class patrol vessels are large, offshore patrol craft in active service with the Indian Navy. Three lead ships were built by Korea Tacoma, now part of Hanjin Group. Vessels of the Sukanya class are named after notable women from Indian epics.

  1. ^ a b c "Indian Naval Ships-OPV-Sukanya Class". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference jfs-0506 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Dhanush, Prithvi missiles test-fired". Business Line. 12 March 2011.