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The torpedo launch and recovery vessel of the Naval Science Technology Laboratory (NSTL) here was launched in Shoft Shipyard at Bharuch in Gujarat on Saturday, according to a press release issued here.
The release said the vessel was launched by Lalitha Bhujanga Rao, the wife of Dr. V. Bhujanga Rao, the Director-General (naval systems and materials) of the DRDO. The vessel, 50 m long with a speed of 15 knots, was constructed at the private shipyard. It has a complement of 50 personnel including 13 scientists and it will be commissioned in March, 2015. It will be used for technical trials of the underwater weapons and systems developed by the NSTL here.
The vessel has a unique hull shape reducing energy consumption, adds the release. Dr. Bhujanga Rao, NSTL Director C.D Malleswar, and Shoft CMD Sahay Raj spoke about the vessel. The vessel will be kept under the control of the Eastern Naval Command of the Navy here.
sarma.rs@thehindu.co.in
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