Navy commissions INS Nipun, second Nistar-class Diving Support Vessel, in Mumbai
Key facts
- The Indian Navy commissioned INS Nipun at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 31 August 2026.
- It is the second Diving Support Vessel of the Nistar class.
- Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam, designed and built it.
- It supports deep-sea diving and submarine rescue. It will be based under the Western Naval Command.
Why it matters
[First] With INS Nistar, India now has two indigenous diving support vessels. They add submarine rescue capacity.
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