Archive · 16 Dec 2025
Indian Navy commissions first Diving Support Craft
The Indian Navy has started using a new special boat called DSC A20.
This boat was made in India by a company called Titagarh Rail System Limited.
It is a big boat that can help with fixing things underwater, checking things in the water, and doing important jobs near the coast.
The boat was officially started on a Tuesday at a place called Naval Base in Kochi.
The Indian Navy and the government are happy because this boat was made in India, which shows that India can make important things like this without needing to buy from other countries.
The boat is very strong and has the latest equipment to do its jobs well.
The Indian Navy commissioned DSC A20, the first of five Diving Support Craft, built indigenously by M/s Titagarh Rail System Limited.
The ceremony was presided over by Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena and hosted by Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu at Naval Base, Kochi.
The contract for building the five Diving Support Craft was signed on 12 February 2021 between the Ministry of Defence and M/s Titagarh Rail System Limited.
DSC A20 is a catamaran-hull ship with a displacement of approximately 390 Tonnes, designed and constructed according to the classification rules of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS).
The vessel is equipped with state-of-the-art diving equipment for underwater repairs, inspections, harbour clearances, and critical diving missions in coastal waters.
- Who
- Indian Navy, M/s Titagarh Rail System Limited, Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu
- What
- Commissioning of the first Diving Support Craft (DSC A20)
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Naval Base, Kochi
- Why
- To enhance underwater repair and inspection capabilities, and to promote indigenous shipbuilding
- Craft Name
- DSC A20
- Builder
- M/s Titagarh Rail System Limited
- Displacement
- 390 Tonnes
- Hull Type
- Catamaran
- Classification
- Indian Register of Shipping (IRS)
- Design Support
- Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam
- Commissioning Date
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Location
- Naval Base, Kochi