GRSE-class survey vessel

The GRSE-class survey vessels are a series of four survey vessels planned to be built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata for the Indian Navy. The first vessel is expected to be commissioned by 2021. The primary role of the vessels would be to conduct coastal and deep-water hydro-graphic survey of ports, navigational channels, Economic Exclusive Zones and collection of oceanographic data for defence. Their secondary role would be to perform search & rescue, ocean research and function as hospital ships for casualties.[1][2][3][4]

Class overview
Builders: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators:  India
Planned: 4
Building: 4
General characteristics
Type: Hydrographic survey ship
Displacement: 3,300 tonnes (3,248 long tons)
Length: 110 m (360 ft 11 in)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range: 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) to 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement: 231
Aircraft carried: 1 × HAL Chetak helicopter
Aviation facilities: Helipad

History

In April 2016, the Indian Navy issued a request for proposal to six shipyards, four public and two private, for the construction of four large survey vessels. In September 2017, GRSE emerged as the lowest bidder with a bid of ₹2,435.15 crore, beating L&T Shipbuilding by ₹742 crore. The contract was awarded to GRSE by Ministry of Defence on 30 October 2018. The first ship is expected to be delivered within 36 months from the date of signing the contract.[1][2][5]

Design

The ships have a displacement of 3,300 tonnes (3,248 long tons) and a length of 110 metres (360 ft). They have a cruising speed of 16 knots (30 km/h) with a maximum speed of 18 knots (33 km/h) and an operating range of 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h) to 16 knots (30 km/h). The ships have a complement of 231 and are equipped with hydro-graphic sensor equipment and a hangar which can accommodate one advanced light helicopter. In the secondary role, the ships can be fitted with a CRN 91 naval gun. In addition, the vessels will follow MARPOL (Marine Pollution) Standards of the International Maritime Organisation and will be built per Classification Society Rules and Naval Ship Regulations. The Basic Design and detailed design is from Vik-Sandvik Design India - a known Naval Designer[1][5][6]

Ships of the class
Yard No Pennant Laid down Launched Commissioned Home-port Status
3025 8 November 2019[7] December 2022 (expected) Under Construction
3026 1 December 2020[8] Under Construction[9]
3027 16 November 2020 Under Construction[10]
3028 1 February 2021 Under construction[11]

See also

References
  1. "MOD signs contract with GRSE for supply of four survey vessels for Indian Navy". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. "Indian MoD orders four survey ships from GRSE | Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. "GRSE to build four survey vehicles for Indian Navy, contract inked". The Economic Times. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. "GRSE to supply vessels to Indian Navy - NWI - Naval Warfare - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. "Rs 2500 cr Indian Navy 4 vessel project bagged by Garden Reach Shipbuilders - The Financial Express". www.financialexpress.com. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. "GRSE bags over Rs 2,000 crore contract to build 4 large survey vessels for Navy". Deccan Chronicle. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  7. @OfficialGRSE (8 November 2019). "Vice Admiral Ajay Kumar Saxena, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition delivering his speech on the Keel Laying Ceremony of First Survey Vessel Large won on competitive bidding by GRSE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. Mathew, Arun. "GRSE Lays Keel for Second Survey Vessel (Large) for Indian Navy". DefPost. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. "Annual Report 2019-20" (PDF). GRSE. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  10. @OfficialGRSE (16 November 2020). "Production of Survey Vessel(Large),Yard 3027, has commenced today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. @OfficialGRSE (1 February 2021). "Production of 4th and last in the series of 04 Survey Vessel (Large), Yard 3028 has commenced today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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