INS ''Saryu'' is the first of the

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, designed and constructed indigenously by the

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. The ship is home-ported at

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, under the

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(ANC). She is the largest

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in the navy.

Design and development

The ''Saryu''-class patrol vessels were ordered for the navy by the

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in December 2008, for performing coastal patrol.

(GSL) became the first Indian shipyard to have designed and constructed this class of warship completely indigenously. ''Saryu'' is the most advanced vessel to be constructed by GSL in terms of design, performance and quality. The ship has been designed by an in-house team and was built at the cost of . Construction of the vessel took three and a half years, and was delayed due to late supply of gearboxes by the Indian supplier. A new order for the gearboxes was then placed with another manufacturer, which delivered them in early December 2011. ''Saryu'' was then completed by November 2012. Three more vessels of the class are being constructed for the navy, and all will be delivered by 18 months (from the commissioning of ''Saryu''), each at an interval of six months. INS ''Saryu'' was launched on 30 March 2009 by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta. The navy took delivery of the ship on 21 December 2012 and she was commissioned on 21 January 2013 at

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, by the Commander-in-Chief of the

(ANC), Air Marshal P.K. Roy.

Description

The ship has a range of , and can remain deployed at sea for two months without replenishment. She is crewed by eight officers and 105 sailors. She is armed with an Italian-made

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gun; two Russian-made

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six-barrelled

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s (CIWS), and six self-protection

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launchers, all of which are controlled by an on-board electro-optic

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. She also has

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and

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s, and an integrated

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system. She carries two rigid inflatable fast-motor boats alongside a multi-role helicopter like the

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. Propulsion and power are electronically controlled by a remote-control system, and the power management system is automatic. A fully integrated

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and a

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management system is used to increase efficiency of the crew and optimally utilise the ship's equipment. Propulsion is provided by two

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diesel engines, which are the largest engines of their type in the Indian Navy, and propel the ship to more than .

Service history

''Saryu'' is home-ported at

in the

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, under the ANC. Her first commanding officer is

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Amanpreet Singh, who will be commanding a ship for the second time. The ship will enhance the off-shore surveillance and

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ling capability of the A&N command, where she will be used to patrol India's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and

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. She will also perform anti-piracy patrols and fleet-support operations like providing security to off-shore installations and escorting high-value assets.

Gallery

References

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