INS Subhadra


INS Subhadra is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy. Since her commissioning, she has been under the operational command of Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (India). The ship has changed its base port to Karwar, Karnataka in Mar 2012 from Mumbai. During the operational service, the ship has evolved in two major roles – Strategic and Conventional.

Service history

Operation Sankalp

INS Subhadra played a crucial role in the rescue of 17 sailors from the former-MV Ruen as she, along with INS Kolkata, P-8I Neptune patrol aircraft, SeaGuardian drones and MARCOS Commandos air-dropped from an IAF Boeing [C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III].The ship managed to capture 35 pirates in a mammoth 40 hour operation about 700 miles from Indian Coastlines.