Source: Times of India
Context: Samarthak, the first indigenously designed and constructed Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV), built by Larsen & Toubro at its Kattupalli shipyard, was formally delivered to the Indian Navy.
What It Is
- The lead ship of the Indian Navy’s new class of Multi-Purpose Vessels
- Displacement: about 3,750 tonnes
- A versatile naval auxiliary platform for secondary combat, trials, training, logistics and environmental protection missions