In a statement, the naval spokesperson said that the contract for building 05 x Diving Support Craft (DSC) was signed between MoD and M/s Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), Kolkata, in February 2021.
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‘DSC A 22’, the third ship of 05 x Diving Support Craft (DSC) project, was launched by the Indian Navy at Titagarh, Kolkata, on Saturday. Built by M/s Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd (TRSL), the vessel was launched by Kangana Berry, wife of Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, Commander-in-Chief.
In a statement, the naval spokesperson said that the contract for building 05 x Diving Support Craft (DSC) was signed between MoD and M/s Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), Kolkata, in February 2021. “These ships are designed to undertake diving operations in coastal waters and are being fitted with state-of-the-art diving equipment. They are catamaran hull ships, with a displacement of approximately 380 tonnes,” the release stated.
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These ships are indigenously designed and built under the relevant Naval Rules and Regulations of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS). The hydrodynamic analysis/ model testing of the ships during the design stage was undertaken at the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam.
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