Source: The post is based on the article “LAUNCH OF ‘SANSHODHAK’, FOURTH SHIP OF SURVEY VESSEL (LARGE) PROJECT AT M/s L&T, KATTUPALLI” published in PIB on 13th June 2023
What is the News?
The fourth ship of the Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project, named ‘Sanshodhak’ was launched at Kattupalli, Chennai.
What is Sanshodhak?
Sanshodhak is the fourth of four ships of the Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project being built by L&T/ Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy.
The first three ships of the project, Sandhayak, Nirdeshak and Ikshak were launched in 2022.
SVL ships will replace the existing Sandhayak Class survey ships, with new-generation hydrographic equipment, to collect oceanographic data.
Functions: The primary role of the ships would be to undertake full-scale coastal and deep-water hydrographic surveys of Ports and navigational channels.
– The ships would also be deployed for collecting oceanographic and geophysical data for defence as well as civil applications.
– In their secondary role, the ships are capable of providing limited defence, HADR and can serve as Hospital ships during emergencies.
Significance: The Survey Vessel (Large) ships are made from indigenously developed DMR 249-A steel manufactured by Steel Authority of India Limited.
– The ships have over 80% indigenous content by cost, ensuring defence production by Indian manufacturing units with a spin-off in employment generation and warship-building capability in the country.
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