INS Suvarna

INS Suvarna (P52) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.^[1]

NameINS Suvarna

Launched22 August 1990

Commissioned4 April 1991

StatusActive

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History
India
Name	INS Suvarna
Launched	22 August 1990
Commissioned	4 April 1991
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Sukanya class patrol vessel[1]
Displacement	1,890 tons (full load)[1]
Length	101 metres
Beam	11.5 metres
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 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	70
Sensors & processing systems	1 × Racal Decca 2459 search radar 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar
Armament	1 × 40 mm, 60-cal Bofors anti-aircraft gun 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns P51 added: 1 Dhanush ballistic missile P55 added: 2 x 25 mm, 80-cal anti-aircraft guns
Aircraft carried	1 HAL Chetak

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INS Suvarna has been modified for use as a test bed for the launch of the ship-based Dhanush short-range ballistic missile.^[2]

On 19 April 2021, INS Suvarna, while on a surveillance patrol in the Arabian Sea, seized narcotics worth ₹3000 crore being transported on a fishing vessel.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}