- INS Nirdeshak, the second ship out of the Indian Navy’s four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) projects, being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in association with L&T shipbuilding has been launched at Kattupalli, Chennai.
- The ships are designed to operate at a maximum speed of 18 knots and a cruise speed of 14 knots.
- The Sandhayak Class survey ships will be replaced by the SVL ships.
- The SVL ships are fitted with new generation hydrographic equipment so that they can collect oceanographic data.
- The ships will be able to carry four survey motorboats along with an integral helicopter.
- The primary role of the SVL ships would be to undertake deep-water and coastal surveys of navigational channels and ports.
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