INS Nireekshak (A15)
INS Nireekshak (A15) at sea.
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History | |
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Name | Nireekshak |
Builder | Mazagon Dock , Mumbai |
Acquired | by charter, 1988 |
Commissioned | 8 June 1989 |
Identification | IMO number: 8111996 |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics [1][2][3] | |
Displacement |
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Length | 70.5 m (231 ft 4 in) o/a |
Beam | 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) |
Depth | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 63 (incl. 15 officers) |
INS Nireekshak (A15) (Inspector) is a
Nireekshak was originally built by M/S
In January 2013 a team of saturation divers from Nireekshak set a new national diving record, operating at 257 metres (843 ft) in the Arabian Sea, about 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) off Kochi, and beating their own record of 233 metres (764 ft) set in February 2011.[6]
On 16 April 2016, a sailor lost his leg while two others were injured in an oxygen cylinder explosion on board the ship. The explosion took place while a diving bailout bottle, a small 12-inch oxygen bottle which is carried by divers in their diving helmet, was being charged. This incident has never happened in history of the Indian Navy before. One sailor sustained serious injuries and his right leg was amputated from just above the knee and two other sailors received splinter injuries in the stomach region and legs. They were admitted in Military Hospital, Trivandrum as ship was on it way to Mumbai from Visakhapatnam.[7][8][9][10]
Gallery
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INS Nireekshak (A15) entering Mangalore port.
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INS Nireekshak (A15) at sea.
See also
- List of active Indian Navy ships
- Future ships of the Indian Navy
References
- ^ a b "NAVY - INS Nireekshak". Bharat-Rakshak.com. 8 June 1989. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Indian Naval Fleet". Oocities.org. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "World Navies Today: India". Hazegray.org. 25 March 2002. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "indiansubmariner: Transition to Eminence - Indian submarines". Indiansubmariners.blogspot.com. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ Sri Lanka Navy (3 December 2019). "Indian Naval Ship 'Nireekshak' departs Trincomalee harbor after successful voyage". YouTube.
Indian Naval ship 'Nireekshak' which arrived in Sri Lanka on 25th November, departed the port of Trincomalee, today (03rd December). Sri Lanka Navy bade customary farewell to the departing ship in accordance to naval traditions.
- ^ "Naval divers set national record". The Times of India. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Three sailors injured in explosion on board Indian naval ship". Deccan Herald. PTI. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Sailor Loses Leg In Explosion On Naval Ship INS Nireekshak". The Huffington Post. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Oxygen cylinder explosion on board Indian Navy ship injures 3 sailors". 20 April 2016.
- ^ Som, Vishnu; Sen, Sudhi Ranjan (20 April 2016). Sanyal, Anindita (ed.). "Navy Diver Loses Leg After Oxygen Cylinder Explodes On INS Nireekshak". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.