INS Sandhayak (2021)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Sandhayak (J18).

Sandhayak during sea trials
History
India
NamesakeSandhayak
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Yard number3025
Launched5 December 2021[1]
Acquired4 December 2023[2]
Commissioned3 February 2024[3]
IdentificationJ18
StatusCommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeSandhayak-class survey vessel
Displacement3,300 tonnes (3,248 long tons)
Length110 m (360 ft 11 in)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) to 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement231
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
  • Survey Motor Boats (SMBs)
  • Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
  • Multi Beam Echo Sounders
ArmamentCRN 91 naval gun
Aircraft carried1 × HAL Dhruv
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

INS Sandhayak (Hindi: संधायक lit. coordinator) is the lead ship of her class of survey ships. It is a hydrographic survey ship built by GRSE for the Indian Navy.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b "First of the four ships under Survey Vessel (Large) project for Indian Navy launched in the presence of Raksha Rajya Mantri at GRSE, Kolkata" (Press release). PIB. 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PIB-041223 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "INS Sandhayak to be commissioned at Visakhapatnam on February 3". The Hindu. 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ @indiannavy (5 December 2021). "Sandhayak and her three other sister ships are scheduled to be delivered between Oct 22 and Jan 24" (Tweet) – via Twitter.