India To Commission First Of Four Multi-Purpose Naval Vessels This Week

The Indian Navy will commission Samarthak at its base in Karwar on 16 October, the first of four multi-purpose vessels built under the domestic manufacturing programme.

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The ship is designed primarily for maritime surveillance and patrol. The Navy says she can also conduct low intensity maritime operations, serve as a platform for target deployment and trials, operate as a mothership for unmanned and autonomous systems, carry out humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, be converted into a limited hospital ship, and undertake salvage work.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗨𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲. ⚓ Unveiling the crest of #Samarthak, the #IndianNavy’s first Multi-Purpose Vessel, set to be commissioned on 16 Oct 2026. Featuring a formidable Indian elephant emerging from the waves, the crest symbolises strength, intelligence and agility. “विजयार्थम् एकनिष्ठता” - 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗺. 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘵. 𝘈𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦. 𝘈𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 #AatmanirbharBharat https://t.co/2obxU3ACe2

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Her combat suite uses indigenous sensors, weapons and electronic systems.

The ship was built at Larsen and Toubro’s Kattupalli yard near Chennai to a design from the company’s warship design centre in the same city. More than 75 per cent of her content is Indian, meeting the government’s domestic participation requirement.

The ship’s crest shows an Indian elephant rising from the waves, which the Navy says represents strength, intelligence and agility. Her motto, in Sanskrit, translates as “Victory is Our Sole Aim”. The name means supporter.