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30/11/22 13:49 PM IST

India’s third Survey Vehicle ship ‘Ikshak’ is launched for the Indian Navy

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  • Indian Navy’ s third Survey Vehicle ‘Ikshak’ has been launched on 26 Nov in Chennai which is being built by GRSE and L&T.
  • This is the third of the third of the four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project, being built by GRSE and L&T for Indian Navy. 
About Ikshak 
  • Ikshak is the third of the four survey vessels built under the Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project for the Indian Navy.
  • It was built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd in partnership with the Larsen and Toubro (L&T).
  • The vessel has been named ‘Ikshak’, which means “Guide”. The name signifies the contribution of survey vessels towards facilitating safe passage for Mariners at Sea.
About the SVL project
  • The GRSE and the Ministry of Defence have signed a Rs.2,435 crore contract to build four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) in 2018.
  • Under this project, the first ship was at GRSE, Kolkata.
  • The remaining three ships are being constructed (upto outfitting stage) by the subcontractor L&T Shipbuilding. The first SVL under this contract, ‘Sandhayak’, was delivered in December 2021 at GRSE in Kolkata.
  • The vessels developed under this project will replace the existing Sandhayak Class survey ships.
  • The new SVL ships are 110 meters long and 16 meters wide, with deep displacement of 3400 tons.
  • A single SVL vessel is capable of accommodating 231 personnel.
  • Their propulsion system of the SVL has two Main Engines in twin shaft configuration, designed to reach a maximum speed of 18 knots.
  • It has new-generation hydrographic equipment capable of collecting accurate oceanographic data.
Applications 
  • The SVL is capable of carrying four Survey Motor Boats and an integral helicopter.
  • It can undertake full-scale coastal and deep-water hydrographic surveys of ports and navigation channels.
  • This vessel will be deployed for collecting oceanographic and geophysical data for civil and defence applications.
  • It is also capable of providing limited defence and serving as a hospital ship during the times of emergencies.
Source-The Hindu

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