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

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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


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