{"id":348793,"date":"2025-10-28T12:06:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T06:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348793"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T06:36:58","slug":"survey-vessel-ikshak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/survey-vessel-ikshak\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Vessel Ikshak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; The Indian Navy\u2019s indigenously built Survey Vessel (Large), Ikshak, is set to be commissioned at Naval Base Kochi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348794\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-348794\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ikshak.png?resize=409%2C275&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ikshak\" width=\"409\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ikshak.png?w=599&amp;ssl=1 599w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ikshak.png?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About Survey Vessel Ikshak<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Constructed by<\/strong>&#8211; Garden Reach Shipbuilders &amp; Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., Kolkata, under the supervision of the Directorate of Ship Production and the Warship Overseeing Team (Kolkata).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indigenization<\/strong>: The vessel incorporates over <em>80% indigenous content.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Class and Role<\/strong>: Ikshak is the third ship in the Survey Vessel (Large) class, designed for hydrographic survey operations to map coastal and oceanic waters, ensuring safe navigation and supporting maritime domain awareness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dual-Role Capability<\/strong>: Besides its primary role, the ship can operate as a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) platform and serve as a Hospital Ship during emergencies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inclusivity Feature<\/strong>: Ikshak is the first SVL ship to include dedicated accommodation for women officers and sailors, reflecting the Navy\u2019s commitment to gender inclusivity and modernization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News&#8211; The Indian Navy\u2019s indigenously built Survey Vessel (Large), Ikshak, is set to be commissioned at Naval Base Kochi. About Survey Vessel Ikshak Constructed by&#8211; Garden Reach Shipbuilders &amp; Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., Kolkata, under the supervision of the Directorate of Ship Production and the Warship Overseeing Team (Kolkata). Indigenization: The vessel incorporates over 80% indigenous&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/survey-vessel-ikshak\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Survey Vessel Ikshak<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11959,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-348793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348793\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}