INS Subhadra

INS Subhadra (P51) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.^[2] Since her commissioning, she has been under the operational command of Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (India) (FOCWF). The ship has changed its base port to Karwar, Karnataka in Mar 2012 from Mumbai. During the operational service, the ship has evolved in two major roles – Strategic and Conventional.

History
Name	INS Subhadra
Namesake	Subhadra
Laid down	30 Oct 1987
Launched	17 Nov 1988
Commissioned	25 January 1990
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Sukanya class patrol vessel[1]
Displacement	2,045 tons (full load)[1]
Length	101.95 metres
Beam	11.5 metres
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 16PA6V280 SEMT Pielstick, 12,800 bhp (9,540 kW), 2 shafts
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	107 (Incl 08 Officers)
Sensors & processing systems	03 Vision Master Navigation Radar
Armament	1 × 40 mm, 60-cal Bofors anti-aircraft gun 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns LORA COMS 2 x SRCG P51 added: 1 Dhanush ballistic missile P55 added: 2 x 25 mm, 80-cal anti-aircraft guns
Aircraft carried	1 HAL Chetak

Service history

Operation Sankalp

Further information: Operation Sankalp

INS Subhadra played a crucial role in the rescue of 17 sailors from the former-MV Ruen as she, along with INS Kolkata, P-8I Neptune patrol aircraft, SeaGuardian drones and MARCOS Commandos air-dropped from an IAF C-17 Globemaster III .The ship managed to capture 35 pirates in a mammoth 40 hour operation about 700 miles from Indian Coastlines.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}