Sukanya Class patrol craft

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sukanya class Patrol craft
INS Suvarna.
Class Overview
Type:	Patrol craft
Name:	Sukanya
Number of ships:	7
General characteristics
Displacement:	1,650 tons
Length:	101.95 metres
Beam:	11.5 metres
Propulsion:	2 × diesel engines, 12,800bhp, driving two shafts.
Speed:	21.5 knots
Range:	7,000 miles at 15 knots
Complement:	approximately 70
Armament:	all ships: 1 40mm, 60-cal Bofors anti-aircraft gun, 2 12.7mm machine guns P51 adds: 1 Dhanush ballistic missile P55 adds: 2 25mm, 80-cal anti-aircraft guns
Aircraft:	1 HAL Chetak

The Sukanya Class patrol craft are part of the Indian Navy.
Sarayu is the old name of the river Sarju that meets the river Ghaghra at Ayodhya.
The others are named after legendary Indian women.

1 History
2 Specifications
3 Ships
4 References

[edit] History

[edit] Specifications

Length: 101.95m
Beam: 11.50m
displacement: 1650 tons / 1890 tons
Armament:

2, 25mm 80-cal. anti-aircraft (P55 only)

1, 40mm 60-cal. Bofors anti-aircraft

4, 12.7mm machine guns

Engines: 2 diesels; 2 props; 12800 bhp
Speed: 21.5 knots
Range: 7000 / 15
Complement: 70
Aircraft: 1 Chetak helicopter

[edit] Ships

Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Status
INS Sukanya (P50)	Korea Tacoma	1989	31 August 1989	Active Service
INS Subhadra (P51)	Korea Tacoma	1989	25 January 1990	Active Service
INS Suvarna (P52)	Korea Tacoma	22 August 1990	4 April 1991	Active Service
INS Savitri (P53)	Hindustan Shipyard Limited	23 May 1989	27 November 1990	Active Service
INS Saryu (P54)			08 October 1991	Sold to Sri Lanka
INS Sharada (P55)	Hindustan Shipyard Limited	22 August 1990	27 October 1991	Active Service
INS Sujata (P56)	Hindustan Shipyard Limited	25 October 1991	3 November 1993	Active Service