INS Suvarna (P52)
.jpg) INS Suvarna | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | INS Suvarna |
| Launched: | 22 August 1990 |
| Commissioned: | 4 April 1991 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sukanya class patrol vessel[1] |
| Displacement: | 1,890 tons (full load)[1] |
| Length: | 101 metres |
| Beam: | 11.5 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2 × diesel engines, 12,800 bhp (9,540 kW), 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range: | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 70 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 1 x Racal Decca 2459 search radar 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar |
| Armament: | 1 x 40 mm, 60-cal Bofors anti-aircraft gun 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns P51 added: 1 Dhanush ballistic missile |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Chetak |
INS Suvarna (P52) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.[1]
INS Suvarna has been modified for use as a test bed for the launch of the ship-based Dhanush short-range ballistic missile.
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