INS ''Sumedha'' (P58) is the third of the
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates sig ...
, designed and constructed indigenously by the
Goa Shipyard Limited
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is an Indian Government owned ship building company located on the West Coast of India at Vasco da Gama, Goa. It was established in 1957, originally by the colonial government of the Portuguese in India as the "Estalei ...
.
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.
Construction
The Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS ''Sumedha'' was launched at Goa Shipyard on 21 May 2011, and was handed over to the Indian Navy on 11 March 2014.
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Patrol vessels of the Indian Navy
2011 ships
Ships built in India