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The Nirdeshak vessel was launched in Kattupalli, Chennai by the Indian Navy.
About Nirdeshak vessel
- The Nirdeshak vessel is the second of the four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project.
- The first vessel named “Sandhayak” was launched in December 2021.
- It is being built as a Public-Private Partnership model by Garden Reach Shipbuilders Engineers (GRSE), a defence PSU in collaboration with L&T shipbuilding for the Indian Navy.
- The ship has been named after the Nirdeshak Vessel which was an Indian Naval Survey ship decommissioned after 32 years of service in 2014.
About Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project
- The SVL vessels will replace the Sandhayak Class survey ships equipped with modern and advanced generation hydrographic equipment that helps collect oceanographic data.
- The key function of these vessels would be to undertake full-scale coastal and deep-water hydrographic surveys of ports and navigational channels.
- The body of these vessels is made from indigenously developed DMR 249-A, steel manufactured by the Steel Authority of India Limited.
- The SVL ships have a deep displacement of about 3400 tons and can accommodate about 235 personnel.
- The ships are designed to operate at a cruise speed of 14 knots and a maximum speed of 18 knots.
- These ships can carry four Survey Motor Boats and an integral helicopter.
