{"id":371495,"date":"2026-09-10T17:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371495"},"modified":"2026-09-10T17:10:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:40:48","slug":"ocean-research-vessel-orv-sagar-manthan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ocean-research-vessel-orv-sagar-manthan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India\u2019s advanced Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan was launched at Kolkata, marking progress in indigenous oceanographic research capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371499\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-371499\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-Indian-Express-300x167.jpg?resize=357%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan\" width=\"357\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-Indian-Express.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-Indian-Express.jpg?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-Indian-Express.jpg?w=918&amp;ssl=1 918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan<\/strong>\u00a0is an <strong>all-weather, multidisciplinary ocean research vessel.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodal Ministry:<\/strong> It has been <strong>developed under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>User Agency:<\/strong> The <strong>National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)<\/strong> will use the vessel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Builder:<\/strong> The vessel is designed, engineered and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders &amp; Engineers Limited <strong>(GRSE), Kolkata.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mission Link:<\/strong> It has been constructed <strong>under Vertical-4 (Deep Ocean Survey and Exploration) of the Deep Ocean Mission (DOM).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Replacement:<\/strong> It will gradually <strong>replace the 43-year-old ORV Sagar Kanya,<\/strong> procured from Germany in 1983.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advanced Equipment:<\/strong> It has dynamic positioning, multibeam bathymetry, seismic systems, sub-bottom profiling.\n<ul>\n<li>It also has <strong data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"267\">deployment facilities for Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research Capabilities:<\/strong> It will support<strong> mineral exploration, environmental baseline studies, atmospheric observations and Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) profiling.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extreme Operations:<\/strong> It is designed to <strong>operate in extreme oceanic environments<\/strong>, including the <strong>Southern Ocean.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Service Life:<\/strong> The vessel has a <strong>projected service life of 30 years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Project Cost:<\/strong> The vessel has been constructed at an approximate <strong>cost of \u20b9840 crore<\/strong> and is <strong>scheduled for commissioning in 2028.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India\u2019s advanced Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan was launched at Kolkata, marking progress in indigenous oceanographic research capabilities. About Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan\u00a0is an all-weather, multidisciplinary ocean research vessel. Nodal Ministry: It has been developed under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). 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