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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.
Reference
PIB| First indigenous diving support vessel – ‘NISTAR’
