Keel laid for third Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (Yard 3039) at GRSE
The keel of Yard 3039, the third Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) for the Indian Navy, was laid at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, on 11 April 2025.
Summary
The keel of Yard 3039, the third of the Indian Navy's Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs), was laid at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, on 11 April 2025. Contracts for 11 NGOPVs were signed on 30 March 2023: seven are being built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), the lead yard, and four by GRSE. The vessels are of about 3,000 tonnes.
Key facts
- Vessel
- Yard 3039, third NGOPV
- Shipyard
- GRSE, Kolkata
- Contract
- 11 NGOPVs, signed 30 March 2023
- Split
- 7 at Goa Shipyard (lead yard), 4 at GRSE
- Displacement
- about 3,000 tonnes
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Of the 11 Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels contracted on 30 March 2023, how many are being built by GRSE, Kolkata?
Show answer
Correct answer: A — Four
Four are being built at GRSE; the other seven are at Goa Shipyard Limited, the lead yard.