Table of Contents
- 1 Which is the Indian Navy oldest hydrographic survey vessel that has been decommissioned recently?
- 2 Where was the Indian Navy’s hydro graphic survey ship INS Sandhyak decommissioned?
- 3 What is a hydrographic vessel?
- 4 What was the code name of the operation run by the Indian Navy?
- 5 Which Indian naval ship decommissioned from its service?
- 6 What is hydrographic survey in surveying?
INS Sandhayak
After serving the nation for 40 years, INS Sandhayak, the oldest Hydrographic Survey Vessel of Indian Navy, was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam
Hydrographic survey ship INS Sandhayak, the first of its class indigenously designed and built, was decommissioned after 40 years of service, at the Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam on Friday in a low-key event attended only by in-station officers and sailors in line with COVID-19 protocols.
What is a hydrographic vessel?
A hydrographic survey ship is a vessel designed to conduct hydrographic research and survey. Nautical charts are produced from this information to ensure safe navigation by military and civilian shipping. Hydrographic survey vessels also conduct seismic surveys of the seabed and the underlying geology.
When was INS Sandhayak decommissioned?
INS Sandhayak (J18)
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Launched | 6 April 1977 |
| Commissioned | 14 March 1981 |
| Decommissioned | 4 June 2021 |
Which is India’s oldest aircraft carrier?
INS Viraat
INS Viraat (Sanskrit: Virāṭa meaning Giant) was a Centaur-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. INS Viraat was the flagship of the Indian Navy before INS Vikramaditya was commissioned in 2013….INS Viraat.
| India | |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 21 June 1944 |
| Launched | 16 February 1953 |
| Commissioned | 25 November 1959 |
| Decommissioned | 1984 |
Operation Talwar (Operation Sword) was the naval operation carried out by the Indian Navy during the Kargil War of 1999. It was one of the three operations at that time carried out by the Indian Air Force, Indian Army and the Indian Navy respectively.
Owing to the Covid-19, Indian Navy’s oldest hydrographic survey ship INS Sandhayak was decommissioned on Friday in a low-key event at in Visakhapatnam after 40 years of service.
What is hydrographic survey in surveying?
Hydrographic surveying or bathymetric surveying is the survey of physical features present underwater. It is the science of measuring all factors beneath water that affect all the marine activities like dredging, marine constructions, offshore drilling etc.
How do you conduct a hydrographic survey?
How to Perform Hydrographic Surveys like a Pro
- Prepare for the survey. Before beginning, make sure all the equipment is ready to go.
- Run straight lines. Track lines are very important, especially when using a single-beam system.
- Go the distance.
- Process data right away.
Who built ins Sandhayak?
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
INS Sandhayak (J18)/Builders
The Sandhayak-class survey ships are a series of eight vessels built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata and Goa Shipyard, Ltd., Vasco for the Indian Navy.