INS Subhadra

History
Name	INS Subhadra
Namesake	Subhadra
Laid down	30 Oct 1987
Launched	17 Nov 1988
Commissioned	25 January 1990
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Sukanya class patrol vessel [1]
Displacement	2,045 tons (full load) [1]
Length	101.95 metres
Beam	11.5 metres
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 16PA6V280 SEMT Pielstick, 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	107 (Incl 08 Officers)
Sensors & processing systems	03 Vision Master Navigation Radar
Armament	1 × 40 mm, 60-cal Bofors anti-aircraft gun 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns LORA COMS 2 x SRCG P51 added: 1 Dhanush ballistic missile P55 added: 2 x 25 mm, 80-cal anti-aircraft guns
Aircraft carried	1 HAL Chetak

INS Subhadra (P51) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy. ^[2] Since her commissioning, she has been under the operational command of Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (India) (FOCWF). The ship has changed its base port to Karwar, Karnataka in Mar 2012 from Mumbai. During the operational service, the ship has evolved in two major roles – Strategic and Conventional.

Service history

Operation Sankalp

Further information: Operation Sankalp

INS Subhadra played a crucial role in the rescue of 17 sailors from the former-MV Ruen as she, along with INS Kolkata, P-8I Neptune patrol aircraft, SeaGuardian drones and MARCOS Commandos air-dropped from an IAF C-17 Globemaster III .The ship managed to capture 35 pirates in a mammoth 40 hour operation about 700 miles from Indian Coastlines. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

References

1. "Indian Naval Ships-OPV-Sukanya Class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
2. Indian Naval Ships-OPV-Sukanya Class Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine , indiannavy.nic.in, 2011-10-20
3. "Navy forces Somali pirates to surrender; rescues 17 hostages". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
4. "Indian navy recaptures Somali pirate ship and frees crew". The Guardian. 17 March 2024. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 23 May 2024.
5. "Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
6. "Indian navy rescues hijacked vessel MV Ruen from 35 pirates; all crew-members safe". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 March 2024.
7. "Indian navy rescues hijacked vessel MV Ruen from 35 pirates; all crew-members safe". The Times of Oman. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 March 2024.