TNPSC Thervupettagam

INS Sandhayak

June 8 , 2021 1155 days 784 0
  • 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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