INS Nirdeshak
survey vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- INS Nirdeshak
- IMO number
- 7529275
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- survey vessel
- Gross tonnage
- 1,949
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 85.8 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1983
- Builder
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Indian Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About INS Nirdeshak
INS Nirdeshak (J19) (Hindi: निर्देशक lit. director) was the sixth ship of the Sandhayak class of the Indian Navy. The ship operated as a hydrographic survey ship in the Indian Navy, under the Eastern Naval Command. Nirdeshak was equipped to prepare a variety of marine charts and maps for ECDIS system. The ship's secondary role was to conduct humanitarian aid and disaster management operations, wherein the ship could be converted into a hospital ship. The ship was also equipped with an operating theater and associated equipment needed to attend to medical emergencies at sea.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is INS Nirdeshak now?
- INS Nirdeshak has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is INS Nirdeshak?
- INS Nirdeshak is a survey vessel, built in 1983 by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers. The vessel is 85.8 m long and has a gross tonnage of 1,949.
- Who owns INS Nirdeshak?
- INS Nirdeshak is operated by Indian Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has INS Nirdeshak been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for INS Nirdeshak appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).