The largest survey vessel ever built in the nation, INS Sandhayak, was delivered to the Indian Navy on Monday by defense PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, according to an official. After being launched on December 5, 2021, INS Sandhayak—the first of four survey vessels that GRSE is building for the navy—went through trials and fitting out.
According to the GRSE official, the 110-meter-long ship was delivered on December 4, which is recognized as Navy Day. The commanding officer of the vessel, Commodore R M Thomas, and the GRSE Chairman and MD, Commodore (retd) P R Hari, signed the delivery and acceptance protocol.
The INS Sandhayak is a reincarnation of another ship with the same name that was also a survey...