Goa Shipyard Limited

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Goa Shipyard Limited
Type Public Sector
Founded 1957
Headquarters
Key people Rear Admiral A K Handa, Chairman & Managing Director
Industry Ship building
Products Ships
Revenue INR 1.52 billion (US$ 38 million)(2007)
Website Goa Shipyard

Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is one of India's leading shipyards. It is located on the West Coast of India at Vasco da Gama, Goa at 15°24′7.54″N 73°49′29.40″E / 15.4020944, 73.8248333Coordinates: 15°24′7.54″N 73°49′29.40″E / 15.4020944, 73.8248333. It was established in 1957 to manufacture warships for the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.

GSL is undergoing a modernizing of its yard to adapt to the latest technology in shipbuilding. To this purpose it is negotiating with well known shipbuilders for an arrangement to collaborate. To date it has built 167 vessels including barges, tugs, landing craft, offshore patrol vessels and other vessels for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard and for export to countries like Yemen.[1]

A new slipway has been commissioned to take up major repair jobs of ships in the dry dock area. A damage control simulator and two double boom level luffing cranes for heavy lifting have been constructed.[1]

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[edit] Military ships built

GSL has built the following ships for military use: [2]

[edit] Landing craft Mark II

[edit] Vikram class offshore patrol vessel

[edit] Samar class offshore patrol vessel

[edit] Tarantul I class missile corvette

[edit] Extra fast patrol vessel

In 1997, GSL built the three-masted barque INS Tarangini for use as a training ship for the Indian Navy.

[edit] Other products

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Goa Shipyard Ltd.. Global Security.Org. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
  2. ^ Ships built by Goa Shipyard Limited. Goa Shipyard. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  3. ^ Mk.2 & Mk.3 LANDING CRAFT. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
  4. ^ VIKRAM CLASS. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
  5. ^ SAMAR CLASS. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
  6. ^ VEER {TARANTUL I} CLASS. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
  7. ^ EXTRA FAST PATROL VESSEL. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.