Indian Navy Set to Commission 3rd Saryu Class NOPV - INS Sumedha

[Penguin]

That bit make sense, still how many ships are intercepted and boarded ? I am sure the number will be in single digits.



So the question still is why is a 2,300 ton ship is unarmed (lightly armed if you are finicky). If you have a platform made for war in the hands of a professional war makers, the most logical thing would be to make them lethal or at least dangerous.

Holland class are 3,750 t (more than than the longer 3,320 t M-class Doorman frigate!) and their heaviest weapon is .... the 76mm Oto. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, mild steel is used to build the vessels. This is heavier than the high tensile steel used for frigates. Mild steel is cheaper and since the ships will only do 22 knots, high tensile steel is not necessary. A plus is that this cheaper steel is actually more blast resistant. The second reason is the use of a lot of armour on the ships and the last reason is the need to operate the NH-90 helicopter up to Sea State 5. The lean manning is one of the reasons the costs of operation for the OPV are much lower than for those of an M-class frigate, since the OPV's have about 1/3 of the manning of the M-class. The lean manning might make the ship relatively inexpensive to operateThe point you keep missing is that their intended role does not required them to carry any heavier armaments: they are designed to fulfill patrol and intervention tasks against lightly armed opponents. They have the capability to carry out missions such as anti-piracy and blockade duties, and also can be used for emergency transport.

 

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Navy inducts offshore patrol vessel INS Sumedha into its fleet

The Indian Navy on Friday inducted INS Sumedha, an indigenously designed and built, state-of-the-art New generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) into its fleet. The Vessel, designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), was formally commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval command at a ceremony held at GSL. Speaking on the occasion, Vice Admiral Anil Chopra said “the timely delivery of Sumedha is truly testimony to the Navy’s twin pronged commitment to indigenous design and ship construction.

” Congratulating Goa Shipyard for meeting the timeline of the ship’s delivery to the Navy, as well as for the quality of work, he said, “INS Sumedha is a fine example of a complex process which includes challenging feats of engineering, outfitting, integration of diverse equipment, setting to work and finally, the delivery acceptance trials.” This 105-metre Vessel is the third in the series of four New class of NOPVs designed and built by GSL for the Indian Navy.

INS Sumedha is the 200th indigenously built ship by GSL, yet another significant milestone in the nation’s journey towards indigenisation and self reliance. Chairman and Managing Director of GSL, Rear Admiral(retd) Shekhar Mital said, “even before delivery of ongoing four NOPVs, we have improved upon our own design and Coast Guards Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPVs) with higher head space, larger beam, higher stability, better ship handling capability, higher fuel efficiency are under construction. INS Sumedha will help meet the increasing requirement of the Indian Navy for undertaking ocean surveillance and surface warfare operations in order to prevent infiltration and transgression of maritime sovereignty.

This Vessel is suitable for monitoring sea lanes 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.

Navy inducts offshore patrol vessel INS Sumedha into its fleet | idrw.org