{"id":57805,"date":"2025-08-02T12:34:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T07:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=57805"},"modified":"2025-08-02T13:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T07:36:29","slug":"ins-satpura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-satpura\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Satpura"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INS Satpura Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian naval ship Satpura recently arrived in Singapore to participate in a bilateral maritime exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INS Satpura<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>indigenous Shivalik-class stealth multi-role frigate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built by <\/span><b>Mumbai\u2019s Mazagaon Docks Ltd<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, INS Satpura was delivered to the Indian Navy on 9th July 2011 and was officially <\/span><b>commissioned on<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 20th August <\/span><b>2011<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>second ship under the Project 17 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a frontline warship of the <\/span><b>Eastern Fleet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Indian Navy<\/span><b> based at Visakhapatnam.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>INS Satpura <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a length of 142.5 m, a beam of 16.9 m and a draught of 4.5 m.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powered by two French Pielstick diesel engines and two General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines, the multi-role frigate is capable of cruising at a <\/span><b>maximum speed of 32 knots.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, INS Satpura displaces about 4,900 tonnes at normal load and 6,200 tonnes at full load. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">The vessel has the capacity to accommodate around <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">257 people, including 35 officers.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/ins-satpura-arrives-singapore-to-take-part-in-bilateral-maritime-exercise-101753886544703.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Satpura is an indigenous Shivalik-class stealth multi-role frigate. 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