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- It is Hydrographic survey ship.
- It is the first of its class indigenously designed and built.
- It was decommissioned recently after 40 years of service.
- The ship had undertaken approximately 200 major hydrographic surveys and numerous minor surveys.
- The ship has also been an active participant in many significant operations such as
- Op Pawan – assisting the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka in 1987.
- Op Rainbow – rendering humanitarian assistance post 2004 Tsunami.
- Participation in the maiden joint Indo-US HADR Exercise ‘Tiger-Triumph’.
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