INS Sukanya (P50)

INS Sukanya
History
Name: INS Sukanya
Namesake: Sukanya
Commissioned: 31 August 1989
Status: in active service, as of 2016
General characteristics
Class & type: Sukanya class patrol vessel
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 × Racal Decca 2459 search radar
  • 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 HAL Chetak
Notes: Two onboard desalination plants to produce 20 Tonnes of fresh water daily

INS Sukanya is the lead vessel of the Sukanya class patrol vessels of the Indian Navy.[1] In Hindu mythology, Sukanya was the daughter of Shryayati, son of Vaivasvata Manu and the wife of the great sage Chyavana.

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