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GRSE Launches Third Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel For Indian Navy
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News18•10-10-2026, 17:00
GRSE Launches Third Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel For Indian Navy
- •Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers launched the third next-generation offshore patrol vessel named Shreyas for the Indian Navy in Kolkata.
- •The vessel was launched by Reyman Kochhar, wife of Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar.
- •This marks the third launch in the NGOPV programme in less than five months, following Sanghmitra and Shruti.
- •The NGOPVs measure about 113 metres in length and are designed for enhanced endurance, firepower, and operational versatility.
- •These ships will undertake coastal and offshore asset protection, surveillance, maritime interdiction, and special operations.
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The third next-generation offshore patrol vessel built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy is named ‘Shreyas’.
The next-generation offshore patrol vessels measure about 113 metres in length and 14.6 metres in width, can achieve speeds up to 23 knots, and possess an endurance of 8,500 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 14 knots.
These vessels are designed to undertake coastal and offshore asset protection, maritime interdiction, surveillance, mine warfare, and special operations.
