Keel of additional Krivak class second frigate laid
The Hindu
Stealth ship is being built by Goa Shipyard Limited with technology transfer from Russia
The keel of the second frigate, of additional Krivak class stealth ships, being built with technology transfer from Russia by the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was laid by Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Adm G Ashok Kumar on Friday. “Keel laying is a major milestone activity in the construction of any ship symbolising formal commencement of the construction process. The keel for the first ship was laid on January 29, 2021. It would be delivered in 2026 and the second ship after 6 months,” the Navy said. Vice Adm Kumar said it was for the first time that these vessels, with such technological complexity, were being constructed indigenously at the GSL.More Related News