INS Sumedha

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INS Sumedha (P58) en-route to Mongla, Bangladesh
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Naval Ensign of India.svgIndia
NameINS Sumedha
Namesake Sumedha
OperatorNaval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Builder Goa Shipyard Limited
Launched21 May 2011
Completed15 January 2014
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and type Saryu-class patrol vessel
Tonnage2,200 tonnes (2,200 long tons; 2,400 short tons)
Length105 m (344 ft)
PropulsionTwo KOEL/Pielstick Diesel engines
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
ComplementEight officers and 108 sailors
Armament
  • 76-mm SRGM (Super Rapid Gun Mount)
  • close-in weapon system
  • CHAFF launchers [1]

INS Sumedha (P58) is the third Saryu-class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy, designed and constructed indigenously by the Goa Shipyard Limited. [2] [3] It is designed to undertake fleet support operations, coastal and offshore patrolling, ocean surveillance and monitoring of sea lines of communications and offshore assets and escort duties. [4] [5]

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Construction

The Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sumedha was launched at Goa Shipyard on 21 May 2011, [6] and was handed over to the Indian Navy on 11 March 2014. [7]

Service History

On 29 March 2024, INS Sumedha intercepted an Iranian fishing vessel FV Al-Kambar 786 which was hijacked by nine armed pirates 90 nautical miles off the coast of Socotra islands, Yemen in Indian Ocean. The ship was later joined by INS Trishul (F43). The crew, consisting of 23 Pakistani nationals, were rescued in a 12-hour long operation. [8] [9] The pirates were later brought to Mumbai on April 3rd, where they will be held facing legal action for their crimes. [10]

On 30 April 2024, INS Sumedha responded promptly to a distress call and provided critical medical aid to a Pakistani crew member aboard an Iranian fishing vessel, Al Rahmani, from a near drowning situation of one of its crew members. [11]

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