Sukanya-class patrol vessel

*Sukanya* class
	INS Sujata (P56) en-route to Sri Lanka
Class overview
Builders	Korea Tacoma; Hindustan Shipyard Limited;
Operators	Indian Navy; Sri Lanka Navy;
Succeeded by	Saryu class
Planned	7
Completed	7
Active	7
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	1,890 tons (full load)
Length	101.1 m (332 ft)
Beam	11.5 m (38 ft)
Draught	4.4 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 V 280 diesel engines, 12,800 PS (9,410 kW), 2 shafts
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	5,800 nmi (10,700 km; 6,700 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	140 including 15 officers
Sensors and ; processing systems	Racal Decca 2459 I-band surface search radar; BEL 1245 I-band navigation radar;
Armament	1 × 40 mm, 60-cal Bofors anti-aircraft gun; 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns; 1 × Dhanush ballistic missile (P51 and P52 only); P55 added: 2 x 25 mm, 80-cal anti-aircraft guns;
Aircraft carried	1 × HAL Chetak

The Sukanya-class patrol vessels are large, offshore patrol craft in active service with the Indian Navy. Three lead ships were built by Korea Tacoma, now part of Hanjin Group. Vessels of the Sukanya class are named after notable women from Indian epics.

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