Not to be confused with HAL Dhruv, a helicopter manufactured by HAL.
INS Dhruv
History
India
Name
Dhruv
Operator
Jointly operated by Indian Navy
National Technical Research Organisation
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Builder
Hindustan Shipyard Limited
Cost
₹1,500 crore
Laid down
30 June 2014
Acquired
31 October 2020[1]
Commissioned
10 September 2021
Identification
Pennant number: A40
Status
In Service
General characteristics
Type
Ocean surveillance and missile tracking ship
Displacement
15,000 t (15,000 long tons) [2]
Length
175 m (574 ft 2 in)
Beam
22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught
6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
2 × diesel engines in CODAD, 9,000 kW (12,000 hp) each
3 × auxiliary generators 1,200 kW (1,600 hp) each
15 MW power
Speed
21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement
300
Sensors and processing systems
X-Band AESA radar
S-Band AESA radar
Aircraft carried
1 × helicopter
INS Dhruv (A40) is a research vessel and missile range instrumentation ship built by India's Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL). The ship was earlier only known by its shipyard designated yard number as VC-11184.[3]
The ship can gather electronic intelligence and will be used to track missile and satellites to aid India's strategic weapons and anti-ballistic missiles. It will be jointly operated by National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy. The development span of ships has remained largely secretive with little information in public domain. The ship reportedly started sea trials in early 2019,[4] and entered service in October 2020 without a public commissioning ceremony.[2] The ship was officially commissioned on 10 September 2021 at Visakhapatnam in the presence of senior officials from the Indian Navy, the DRDO and the NTRO.[5]
^"Annual Report 2020-21" (PDF). Hindustan Shipyard Limited. 27 December 2021.
^ abCite error: The named reference ETMarch21 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"VC 11184 — Indian Navy's First Ocean Surveillance Ship". www.indrastra.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^Patnaik, Santosh (11 September 2018). "India's first missile tracking ship is readying for sea trials". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^"INS Dhruv: India gets its first nuclear missile tracking ship today. Details here". Hindustan Times. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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