Question: Recently Indian Navy’s surveillance ship, INLCU L51 was commissioned into the Indian Navy at…
(a) Port Blair
(b) Vishakhapattanam
(c) Kolkata
(d) Kochin
Ans: (a)
- On 28th March, 2017, Indian Navy’s latest surveillance ship, INLCU L51 was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Port Blair.
- It is the first of the eight ships of the LCU Mk IV Class. It has been built by M/s Garden Reach Ship Builders & Engineers Ltd, Kolkata. It was designed indigenously.
- It has a displacement of 900 tons the magnificent ship spans 62.8 m in length and 11 m in breadth.
- The ship is propelled by 02 MTU diesel engines of 1840 Kw rating and can sustain speeds up to 15 knots. The ship has been built to assist in amphibious operations by carrying out beaching operations and has an endurance of 1500 nm.
- The armament onboard the ship consists of two 30 mm CRN -91 guns manufactured by Ordnance Factory, Medak. The gun is controlled by an electrical day-night fire control system namely Stabilised Optronic Pedestal manufactured by Bharat Electronic Limited. The ship is also equipped with 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Guns and 7.62 mm Medium Machine Guns.
- The commissioning of the ship adds a feather to the glorious chapter in the nation’s ‘Make in India’ initiatives in the field of warship design and construction.
- The ship will play a key role in carrying out maritime surveillance of Andaman & Nicobar Islands for preventing anti-poaching, illegal fishing, drug trafficking, human trafficking, poaching and other illegal activities.
- It will also enhance the capabilities of the Andaman and Nicobar Command in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations.
Reference:
http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2017/03/indian-navy-inducts-surveillance-ship.html
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=160054