Name INS Sagardhwani Homeport Kochi, India Type Research ship Builder Kolkata | Commissioned 30 July 1994 Status in active service Launched May 1991 | |
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Displacement 2,050 long tons (2,083 t) full load | ||
Ins sagardhwani a74 a marine acoustic research ship of indian navy
INS Sagardhwani (A74) is a marine acoustic research ship (MARS) owned by the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), maintained and operated by the Indian Navy, and based at Southern Naval Command, Kochi.
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The ship was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, launched in May 1991, and commissioned in 1994. It is similar in design to the Sandhayak-class survey ships, but with the superstructure positioned amidships and a helipad forward.
Internally, the ship has eight laboratories for various scientific disciplines, and a mini-operating theatre with medical staff. At the stern is handling equipment for mooring and retrieving oceanographic and acoustic buoys. It can accommodate up to 82 persons, including 16 scientists, and a crew of 8 officers and 58 sailors.