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| History | |
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| Name | Samarthak |
| Namesake | "Supporter" / "The Proponent" |
| Ordered | 25 March 2022 |
| Builder | Larsen & Toubro (Kattupalli Shipyard) |
| Laid down | 20 March 2023 |
| Launched | 14 October 2024 |
| Acquired | 27 August 2026 |
| Commissioned | 16 October 2026 |
| Home port | Naval Base Karwar, Karnataka |
| Identification | Pennant number: A10 |
| Motto |
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| Status | Active |
| Notes | Lead ship of the Samarthak class; first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel built by L&T for the Indian Navy. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Samarthak-class multi-purpose vessel |
| Type | Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) |
| Displacement | 3,750 t (3,690 long tons) |
| Length | 107 m (351 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 18.6 m (61 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power | 2 × Cummins QSK95 diesel engines |
| Propulsion | CODAD |
| Speed | 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 116 (Including 8 officers) |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × HAL Dhruv Mk.III helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck |
INS Samarthak (pennant number A10) is the lead ship of the Samarthak-class multi-purpose vessels (MPVs) operated by the Indian Navy. Built by defense major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) at its Kattupalli Shipyard near Chennai, Samarthak is the Indian Navy's first indigenously designed and built Multi-Purpose Vessel.
Designed as a multi-role auxiliary platform, the ship is intended to support weapons and sensor testing, target towing, surface surveillance, uncrewed systems deployment, and humanitarian disaster relief missions.