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Home» News»Indian Navy Future Tracking Ship VC-11184 Nearly Completed
Indian Navy Future Tracking Ship VC-11184 Nearly Completed
The Indian Navy future tracking ship is almost ready for sea trials.

Indian Navy Future Tracking Ship VC-11184 Nearly Completed

Rare photos of the Indian Navy’s future tracking ship VC-11184 “Ocean Surveillance Ship”, currently being built at Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) in Vishakhapatnam have emerged.

Xavier Vavasseur 11 Mar 2019

The picture shows the vessel’s construction is now nearly completed. Initially set for 2018, the sea trials should be starting this year.

The ship will be named once it is commissioned and its current designation follows the yard number where it is being constructed. Tracking ships, also called a missile range instrumentation ships, equipped with antennas and electronics to support the launching and tracking of missiles and rockets.

VC-11184 has a displacement of 15,000 tons and a length of 175 meters. Its keel was laid by HSL in October 2014. The vessel will be used by the Indian Navy to support the test campaigns of Indian ballistic missiles. It also has a secondary role of command ship to lead a maritime force.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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