INS Sandhayak
Research vessel · built 1981
In short
INS Sandhayak (Research vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Research vessel
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1981
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 86 m
- Registered owner
- —
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- Name
- INS Sandhayak
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 7356771
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Research vessel
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 85.8 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1981
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- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About INS Sandhayak
INS Sandhayak (J18) (Hindi: संधायक lit. coordinator) was the lead ship of the Sandhayak class of survey ships. The ship operates as a hydrographic survey ship in the Indian Navy, under the Eastern Naval Command. Apart from a helicopter and Bofors 40 mm gun for self defence, the ship is also equipped with four survey motor boats, two small boats. The ship can also analyse the level of pollution, sea level at various places, sea bed and marine wealth. Sandhayak is capable of conducting shallow coastal and deep oceanic hydrographic survey and collect oceanographic and geophysical data. The ship was decommissioned on 4 June 2021 after 40 years in service.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is INS Sandhayak now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for INS Sandhayak in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is INS Sandhayak?
- INS Sandhayak is a research vessel, built in 1981 by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers. The vessel is 85.8 m long.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for INS Sandhayak?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for INS Sandhayak from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for INS Sandhayak. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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