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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of Offshore patrol vessel that was launched by the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on 5 May 2016
A
ICGS Arnvesh
B
ICGS Vishwast
C
ICGS Shaurya
D
ICGS Mandapam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Saksham is the 5th and last Offshore Patrol Vessel designed and developed by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for Coast Guard. The state-of-art offshore patrol vessel uses totally indigenous steering gear and gearbox, which was earlier being imported.

Detailed explanation-2: -ICGS Vajra is the sixth in the series of seven Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs).

Detailed explanation-3: -It was established in 1957, originally by the colonial government of the Portuguese in India as the “Estaleiros Navais de Goa", to build barges to be used in Goa’s growing mining industry, which took off after the establishment of India’s blockade of Goa in 1955.

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