NHS is a planned Hospital Ship for the Indian Navy. Under this programme the Indian Navy intends to acquire one ship. Ship under this class will feature advanced medical facilities with a capacity of 250 Beds.[1][2] [3]
Class overview | |
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Name | National Hospital Ship class |
Operators | Indian Navy |
Cost | ₹2,000 crore (equivalent to ₹21 billion or US$250 million in 2023) per unit (FY 2022) |
Planned | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | National Hospital Ship |
Displacement | 17,000 t (17,000 long tons; 19,000 short tons) |
Length | 175 m (574 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | Twin engines |
Range | 7500 nmi |
Complement | 600 including 250 patients |
Crew | 125 including 10 officers |
Sensors and processing systems | Navigation radar |
Aircraft carried | 1 × HAL Dhruv MKiii |
References
edit- ^ "REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ONE NATIONAL HOSPITAL SHIP (NHS) FOR INDIAN NAVY" (PDF). Official Website of the Indian Navy. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Navy issues RFI to get 250-bed hospital ship in the high seas". The Indian Express. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "National Hospital Ship and India's Maritime Security Strategy | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses".