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INS Sunayna

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INS Sunayna at sea.
History
India
NameINS Sunayna
NamesakeSumitra
Operator Indian Navy
BuilderGoa Shipyard Limited
Launched14 November 2009
Commissioned15 October 2013
IdentificationPennant number: P57[1]
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeSaryu-class patrol vessel
Tonnage2,200 tonnes (2,200 long tons; 2,400 short tons)
Length105 m (344 ft)
PropulsionTwo KOEL/Pielstick Diesel engines
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
ComplementEight officers and 108 sailors
Armament

INS Sunayna is the second Saryu-class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy, designed and constructed indigenously by the Goa Shipyard Limited. It is designed to undertake fleet support operations, coastal and offshore patrolling, ocean surveillance and monitoring of sea lines of communications and offshore assets and escort duties.[3]

Service history

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The keel laying of the ship was done on 25 September 2007, it was launched on 14 November 2009,[4] was delivered to the navy for sea trials on 3 September 2013,[5][6] and got commissioned into active service on 15 October 2013 at Kochi, her home port.[5][6]

She will be deployed for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.[7]

In June 2018 she was deployed to Yemen's Socotra island as part of "Operation Nistar", an HADR mission to evacuate around 38 stranded Indian nationals in/around Socotra, after a cyclone hit the area.[8]

INS Sunayna, along with INS Chennai, was sent to the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in June 2019 to protect Indian shipping interests amid tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.[9]

INS Sunayna visited Durban, South Africa from 21 to 25 August 2023. The ship participated in Maritime Partnership Exercise with SAS Sekhukhune I, a Warrior-class inshore patrol vessel, off Durban.[10] Later, INS Sunayna also visited Port Victoria, Seychelles from 3 to 6 September 2023 where the crew of the ship interacted with the personnel of Seychelles Coast Guard.[11]

INS Sunayna went to Port Victoria, Seychelles on 15 June 2024, along with SCGS Zoroaster after the latter ship completed her minor refit at GRSE. She participated with Seychelles Coast Guard for their EEZ surveillance patrol under Commander Prabhat Ranjan Mishra.[12] The ship visited Port Louis, Mauritius from 20 to 22 June 2024 and participated in a surveillance exercise with Mauritius Coast Guard.[13] On 26 June 2024, INS Sunayna revisited Port Victoria along with a marching contingent and a band both of which will participate in the military parade of the 48th Seychelles National Day celebrations on 29 June 2024. An aerial demonstration of the naval variant of ALH Dhruv is also planned during the visit.[14]

IOS Sagar

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See also: Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement

INS Sunayna has been deployed to the Southwest Indian Ocean under the Indian Navy's Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar initiative, where the ship would be operated by a mixed crew from Indian Navy and 44 sailors from nine Friendly Foreign Countries including Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius (2 officers and 6 sailors), Mozambique, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and South Africa. The deployment spanned over a month between 5 April and 8 May 2025. The port calls destinations includes Dar-es-Salaam, Nacala, Port Louis, Port Victoria and Malé and the ship will undertake Joint Surveillance of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Tanzania, Mozambique, Mauritius and Seychelles. The FFC personnel to operate onboard would also undergo two week capsule training at Kochi beforehand.[15][16][17]

The personnel also observed the harbour phase of the maiden edition of the multilateral maritime exercise, Africa India Key Maritime Engagement, co-hosted by the Indian Navy and Tanzania People's Defence Force at Dar-es-Salaam.[15][17][18]

On 3 April 2025, IOS Sagar completed its harbour and sea training phase at Southern Naval Command, Kochi and left for Karwar.[19] On 5 April, the ship was flagged off by the Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for its deployment from Karwar.[20][21] The ship arrived at Dar-es-Salaam on 12 April for its firat port call for 3 days. During this time the ship will participate in the harbour phase of Exercise AIKEYME.[22] Between 17 and 20 April the ship completed its port call at Nacala port, Mozambique.[23][24] On 26 April 2025, the ship arrived at Port Louis after completing Phase I of Joint EEZ surveillance with the Mauritius National Coast Guard. The port call was for two days which was followed by the Phase II of Joint EEZ surveillance.[25] The ship arrived in Pot Victoria, Seychelles on 1 May 2025. The ship departed the port the next day.[26] After completing it's mission, the ship returned to Kochi ay 2025.[27]

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  • Sunayna returns to Kochi post an 80 day anti piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden in May 2020.
    Sunayna returns to Kochi post an 80 day anti piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden in May 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Offshore Patrol Vessel - Sukanya Class". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ^ "INS Sunayna to Extend SNC's Reach". Press Information Bureau. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ^ "INS Sunayna commissioned to enhance Indian navy's prowess". The Indian Express. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. ^ Navy launches patrol vessel
  5. ^ a b "Goa shipyard limited hands over new patrol vessel to Indian navy," Times of India 2 September 2013
  6. ^ a b "Goa Shipyard hands over patrol vessel to Navy". The Hindu. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  7. ^ "INS Sunayna commissioned". Business Standard. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Navy sends ship to Socotra island in Yemen to rescue 38 stranded Indians". The Times of India. PTI. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  9. ^ "India warships sent to strategic Gulf waters: Navy".
  10. ^ "INS Sunayna visit to port of Durban, South Africa". Press Information Bureau. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  11. ^ "VISIT TO PORT VICTORIA, INS SUNAYNA". Press Information Bureau. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  12. ^ "INS SUNAYNA IN PORT VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES". Press Information Bureau. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  13. ^ "INS SUNAYNA DEPARTS PORT LOUIS". Press Information Bureau. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  14. ^ "INS SUNAYNA ENTERS PORT VICTORIA SEYCHELLES". Press Information Bureau. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Indian navy's maiden initiatives of Indian Ocean Ship Sagar (IOS Sagar) and Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME)". Press Information Bureau. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  16. ^ Peri, Dinakar (24 March 2025). "India Navy announces maiden India-African exercise, Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  17. ^ a b Chakraborty, Debdutta; ThePrint (25 March 2025). "India & African nations to hold 1st joint naval exercise in Indian Ocean. Why it matters". ThePrint. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  18. ^ "India, 10 African nations set for first naval joint exercise 'AIKEYME' in April". India Today. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  19. ^ "HARBOUR AND SEA TRAINING PHASE OF INTERNATIONAL CREW OF IOS SAGAR". Press Information Bureau. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  20. ^ "PR-EVENT BRIEF INS SUNAYNA - MISSION IOS SAGAR". Press Information Bureau. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  21. ^ "Rajnath Singh flags off IOS SAGAR, inaugurates infra projects at Karwar naval base". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  22. ^ "IOS SAGAR MAKES FIRST PORT CALL AT DAR-ES-SALAAM, TANZANIA". Press Information Bureau. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  23. ^ "INS SUNAYNA (IOS SAGAR) ARRIVES IN MOZAMBIQUE UNDER SAGAR MISSION TO STRENGTHEN MARITIME TIES". Press Information Bureau. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  24. ^ "Navys IOS SAGAR wraps up Mozambique visit with joint drills, medical camps and community outreach". The Tribune. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  25. ^ "IOS SAGAR IN PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS". Press Information Bureau. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  26. ^ "IOS SAGAR IN PORT VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES". Press Information Bureau. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  27. ^ "INS Sunayna Returns to Kochi After Successful Multinational Deployment in Indian Ocean Region". Press Information Bureau. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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