India’s largest patrol ship to defend oil rigs, coast

[sudhir007]

India’s largest patrol ship to defend oil rigs, coast | idrw.org

India’s largest offshore patrol vessel (OPV) will watch the coast and defend offshore oil installations from attacks, a naval spokesperson said here Friday.

The 105 metre INS Saryu, built at Goa Shipyard at the port town of Vasco, 35 km from here, will be commissioned and handed over to naval authorities Jan 21.

“This state-of-the-art vessel will help meet the increasing requirement of the Indian Navy for undertaking ocean surveillance and surface warfare operations to prevent infiltration and transgression of maritime sovereignty,” the spokesperson said.

“The vessel is suitable for monitoring sea lines of communication, defence of offshore oil installations and other critical offshore national assets. Besides, the vessel can be deployed for escorting high-value ships and fleet support operations,” he further said.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Good development. We need more of these

 

[IND151]

good development

 

[anant_s]

Good Move.
India should consider upgrading capabilities of coast guard and also its enhance offensive power. This strategy can free Naval resources and IN can concentrate on strategic issues.

 

[Ajaxpaul]

We should need atleast 20 of these beasts....

 

[Laughing_soldier]

Its like a stealth ship.

 

[Frank Martin]

PANAJI: The Indian Navy is poised to welcome a new ship into its impressive fleet. INS Saryu, the lead ship of the indigenous naval offshore patrol vessel (NOPV) class of ships will be commissioned into the Indian Navy on Monday in Goa by Air Marshal PK Roy, commander-in- chief, Andaman and Nicobar command. The ship-measuring 105 metres in length and having a displacement of 2,300 tonnes-has been indigenously designed and built by Goa shipyard limited (GSL). GSL chairman and managing director Rear Admiral (Retd) Vineet Bakhshi told TOI that the shipyard now lays claim to have become the first in the country to indigenously design and build naval warships. "INS Saryu is the best vessel we have made in terms of design, performance and quality," he said. Bakhshi said the ship, designed by GSL's in-house design team, had "met all design parameters". A vessel such as Saryu takes around 3.5 years to complete and GSL is scheduled to deliver three more NOPVs to the Indian Navy, he said. Saryu will be commanded by Cdr Amanpreet Singh-who will be commanding a ship for the second time-and will be based at Port Blair. Some 8 officers and 105 sailors will sail aboard the vessel. The induction of Saryu in the Andaman and Nicobar command is expected to tremendously enhance the off-shore surveillance and maritime patrolling capability around the island territories. Capable of sailing 6,000 nautical miles or around two months at sea without replenishment, the ship will primarily be tasked with ocean surveillance and patrolling in the form of exclusive economic zone (EEZ) surveillance, anti-piracy patrols and fleet support operations. Equipped with potent weapons such as two 30 mm guns and a SRGM 76.2 mm gun, as well as advanced sensors and state-of-the-art navigation equipment, Saryu will provide maritime security to off- shore assets and carry out escort operations of high value assets. Among the other systems onboard are an electro-optic fire control system, latest navigational and early warning radars, chaff launchers for self protection and an integrated ESM system. The entire propulsion and power management of the ship is controlled electronically through a remote control system which also incorporates the automatic power management system. Saryu is fitted with a fully integrated LAN system onboard along with a CCTV management system to ensure optimal utilization of onboard equipment and better crew efficiency. Saryu is propelled by two SEMT Pielstick diesel engines which are the largest engines of its type to be inducted in the Indian Navy, and enable the ship to achieve speeds in excess of 25 knots. The ship is also equipped with two rigid inflatable fast-motor boats.
Indian Navy to commission indigenously built NOPV INS Saryu - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site

 

[Abingdonboy]

These kind of ships should be given to the ICG, it should not be up to the IN to be patrolling the Indian coast-this is ENTIRELY the ICG's mission. I know the ICG is expanding itself but it needs to do so faster, the IN can't be bogged down in what is essentially ICG's work.

 

[sudhir007]

what are the difference between NOPV and Missile boat ????

 

[Koovie]

what are the difference between NOPV and Missile boat ????

OPVs dont carry missiles to engage other ships. Thats not their task

 

[arp2041]

These kind of ships should be given to the ICG, it should not be up to the IN to be patrolling the Indian coast-this is ENTIRELY the ICG's mission. I know the ICG is expanding itself but it needs to do so faster, the IN can't be bogged down in what is essentially ICG's work.

Though these ships are Patrol vessels but they do have extended reach & stealth as one of it's major assets. That is why these ships are given to IN rather than ICG, the GSL has been given another contract to build these types of ships (though somewhat of lesser tonnage) for ICG. The good thing is that after 26/11, the task of entire coastal security has been given to IN thus putting ICG under the command of IN.

 

[sudhir007]

OPVs dont carry missiles to engage other ships. Thats not their task

they why we are not building missile boat insistent of OPV. Look at the size of the vessel it is far bigger then Chinese and Pak missile boat

 

[Koovie]

they why we are not building missile boat insistent of OPV. Look at the size of the vessel it is far bigger then Chinese and Pak missile boat

ehhhm what?

 

[Abingdonboy]

Though these ships are Patrol vessels but they do have extended reach & stealth as one of it's major assets. That is why these ships are given to IN rather than ICG, the GSL has been given another contract to build these types of ships (though somewhat of lesser tonnage) for ICG. The good thing is that after 26/11, the task of entire coastal security has been given to IN thus putting ICG under the command of IN.

i hope this is only temporoary until the ICG is expanded to a level where it can alone sufficiently protect the Indian coast and thus the IN can return to power projection and external tasks. Hopefuly by 2022 the ICG will be in a postion to take over this responsibility- going by their own force projections it would seem they will be large enough and capable enough by then.

they why we are not building missile boat insistent of OPV. Look at the size of the vessel it is far bigger then Chinese and Pak missile boat

Missile boats have limited utility in a conventional naval conflict- the need of the decade (post 26/11) is patrol boats for IN and ICG to ward off outsiders.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

what are the difference between NOPV and Missile boat ????

In just a few words- Endurance and Sea-keeping abilities.