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Survey ship 'Investigator' placed under Southern Naval Command
Kochi, May 29 (PTI) Indian Naval Ship Investigator, a
hydrographic survey ship, after completing a stint of more
than six years at the Andaman and Nicobar Command has now been
placed under the Flag Officer-Commanding-in-Chief, Southern
Naval Command (SNC) and re-based at Kochi.
    The ship was welcomed to Kochi by Rear Admiral RJ
Nadkarni, Chief of Staff, SNC at South Jetty, Naval Base on
Wednesday, a defence release said here.
     The 1,900 tonne ship was built at Garden Reach Ship
Builders, Calcutta and was commissioned into the Indian Navy
on January 11, 1990.
     It is commanded by Commander R Abdul Rahiman and has
a complement of 20 officers and 200 sailors.
     The ship is fitted with state-of-the-art survey
equipment, including a Deep Sea Multibeam Echosounder, Single
Beam Echosounders, Side Scan Sonars and modern survey
software suites.
     In her secondary role, the ship can be converted
into a 40-bed hospital ship during war or other
contingencies, according to the release.
     In its 29 years, the vessel has carried out numerous
hydrographic surveys in Indian as well as foreign waters. PTI
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