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Recently, the Indian Navy decided to commission the first of the class Diving Support Vessel (DSV).
It is the first indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel.
Designed and constructed - By M/s Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam.
A total of 120 MSMEs have participated in the construction of this ambitious, unique, and state-of-the-art vessel, achieving more than 80% indigenous content.
Naval command - The ship will join the Eastern Naval Command.
Specifications
Length -120 meters and
Weight - More than 10,000 tons.
Motto - 'Surakshita Yatharthta Shauryam', which means 'Deliverance with Precision and Bravery'.
Previous version – ‘ex-NISTAR’, a submarine rescue vessel which was acquired by the Indian Navy from the erstwhile USSR in 1969 and commissioned in 1971.
Features - The ship is outfitted with an Operation Theatre, Intensive Care Unit, Eight Bedded Hospital, and Hyperbaric Medical Facilities.
Dynamic Positioning System - It has the capacity to maintain its position with extreme accuracy, using Dynamic Positioning System.
It has the Capacity to undertake stages through helicopter operations and a 15-ton subsea crane makes the ship a very versatile platform.
The expansive diving complex – It consists of both Air and Saturation Diving Systems, along with underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs.
It has inbuilt Side Scan SONAR, substantially enhances the operational envelope of the vessel
Mother of ships – It is known as the ‘Mother Ship’ for the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DRV),
Endurance - Over 60 days at sea.
It will enhance India's operational preparedness in the underwater domain.
It will also reinforce its strategic maritime posture across the Indian Ocean Region.
