Mhadei class
INSV Mhadei
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History | |
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India | |
Name | INSV Mhadei |
Namesake | Mhadei River |
Builder | Aquarius Shipyard Private Limited |
Commissioned | February 2009 |
Identification |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement | 23 tons |
Length | 17.1 metres |
The Mhadei class are
Design and description
Mhadei was built to a stock design by
Service history
Originally built by Ottavio Tofful and Yohan Vels on the Divar Island in Goa.
After launching in Goa, Commander Donde sailed Mhadei to Colombo and Mauritius. Donde then took the boat on a circumnavigation voyage on 19 August 2009, and returned on 19 May 2010; Mhadei was the first Tonga 56 to complete a solo circumnavigation.[5]
In 2012, Mhadei was used by
In 2013, the navy's first all female team of sailors began preparation for another circumnavigation of the world, led by
In May 2016 INSV Mhadei set sail from Goa for a voyage to Port Louis in Mauritius skippered by Lt. Cdr. Vartika Joshi, a Naval Constructor. This was the first open-ocean voyage of the Navy's all-woman crew of the Mhadei. It was a training voyage to expose the young crew to the weather that they would confront during the circumnavigation of the globe scheduled for 2017.[15] The crew entered Port Louis, Mauritius, on Tuesday, 14 June 2016. The crew members were skipper Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, a Naval architect, and five others: Lieutenant P. Swathi, Lt. Pratibha Jamwal, Lt. Vijaya Devi, Sub Lt. Payal Gupta and Lt. B. Aishwarya.[16][17]
Second Boat
A second boat in this class,
Specifications
- Displacement: 23 tons[7]
- Length (overall): 17.1 m[7]
- Beam: 5 m[7]
- Height of mast: 21 m above waterline[7]
See also
Notes
- ^ "INSV" stands for Indian Navy sailing vessel.
References
- ^ a b c d "INSV Mhadei docks at Ezhimala Academy". The Hindu. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Article about Mhadei (made in Goa by Aquarius Fibreglas Pvt Ltd) at aquariusgoa.com Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 1 January 2017
- ^ Anandan, S (28 March 2013). "After a solo voyage round the world, hero's welcome awaits Tomy". The Hindu.
- ^ "Indian Navy Sailing Vessel Mhadei ready for solo sail around globe". The Times of India. 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Coming full circle". The Hindu. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Tonga 56 stock design, Stadt Design
- ^ a b c d e "INSV Mhadei". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "INSV Mhadei completes first Indian solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe". India Today. 6 April 2013.
- ^ "INSV Mhadei touches Kochi after completing a voyage of 5000 Nautical Miles". Indian Navy. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Navy officer Abhilash Tomy becomes first Indian to circumnavigate the globe solo and non-stop". Deccan Chronicle. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Indian Navy Sailing Vessel Mhadei ready for solo sail around globe". The Times of India. 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Spirit of Adventure Overrides All Else". New Indian Express. 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Indian Navy leads the way: Women officers set to circumnavigate". Sail World. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "INSV Mhadei with First Naval Lady Officer as Crew Casts Off for Cape 2 Rio Race". Indian Navy. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "All-woman crew of INSV Mhadei sets sail for Mauritius". The Hindu. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Navy's woman power reaches Mauritius shores". The Hindu. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Indian Navy's all-women crew yacht INSV Mhadei creates history, docks in Port Louis". Zee News. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "INSV Mhadei crew set to circumnavigate the globe in 2017". Times of India. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Navy's All-Women Sailing Crew Prepping To Go Around The Globe". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Indian Navy inducts second sailboat INSV Tarini with all-woman crew".