The Indian Navy took delivery of a new multi-purpose vessel (MPV) in a ceremony on Thursday, August 27.
The future INS Samarthak ("Proponent") is the lead ship of a new class of MPVs built by local shipyard Larsen and Toubro.
The ship comprises over 75 percent indigenous content in line with the Indian Government's "make in India" initiative.
The MPV has been conceived as a trial and evaluation platform. She has been engineered to perform maritime surveillance and reconnaissance, offshore patrolling, anti-submarine warfare, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
"Samarthak is not limited to one specific task but is engineered to support a wide spectrum of activities, thereby embodying the concept of a multi-purpose vessel," the Indian Ministry of Defence said.
The MPV has a length of 107 metres, a beam of 18.6 metres, a displacement of 3,750 tonnes, and a top speed of 15 knots.
The vessel's armament includes a Leonardo/OTO Melara 76mm naval gun, two CRN-91 30mm autocannon, two 12.7mm machine guns, torpedoes, and unguided anti-submarine rockets.
Aviation facilities are available for an HAL Dhruv or similar utility helicopter.