INS Subhadra (P51)

INS Subhadra (P51) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.[2]

History
NameINS Subhadra
NamesakeSubhadra
Commissioned25 January 1990
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeSukanya class patrol vessel[1]
Displacement1,890 tons (full load)[1]
Length101 metres
Beam11.5 metres
Propulsion2 × diesel engines, 12,800 bhp (9,540 kW), 2 shafts
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)
Range7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement70
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × Racal Decca 2459 search radar
  • 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar
Armament
Aircraft carried1 HAL Chetak

INS Subhadra has been used as a test bed for the Dhanush ship-launched ballistic missile and associated stabilization and launch platform.[3]

Service history

Operation Sankalp
Further information: Operation Sankalp

INS Subhadra played a crucial role in the rescue of 17 sailors from the former-MV Ruen as she, along with INS Kolkata, P-8I Neptune patrol aircraft, SeaGuardian drones and MARCOS Commandos air-dropped from an IAF C-17 Globemaster III .The ship managed to capture 35 pirates in a mammoth 40 hour operation about 700 miles from Indian Coastlines.[4][5][6][7]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to INS Subhadra (P51).
  1. "Indian Naval Ships-OPV-Sukanya Class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. Indian Naval Ships-OPV-Sukanya Class Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, indiannavy.nic.in, 2011-10-20
  3. India test fires ship-based nuclear-capable missile, SpaceDaily.com, 25 November 2015
  4. "Navy forces Somali pirates to surrender; rescues 17 hostages". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. "Indian navy recaptures Somali pirate ship and frees crew". The Guardian. 17 March 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. "Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  7. "Indian navy rescues hijacked vessel MV Ruen from 35 pirates; all crew-members safe". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 March 2024.


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