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Indian Navy inducts traditionally-built ship as INSV Kaundinya

The ship serves as a tangible symbol of India's long-standing traditions of maritime exploration, trade, and cultural exchange, and its induction and naming marks a culmination of an "extraordinary project" that celebrates India's rich shipbuilding heritage, they said.

News Arena Network - Bengaluru - UPDATED: May 21, 2025, 06:18 PM - 2 min read

Traditionally Built ‘Ancient Stitched Ship’ Inducted into Indian Navy as INSV Kaundinya. Image credit - X.


Indian Navy inducted a traditionally-built stitched ship as INSV Kaundinya at a ceremony held at the strategically located Karwar naval base in Karnataka on Wednesday. The INSV which is named after Kaundinya, is a recreation of a fifth-century vessel. 

 

Kaundinya was a legendary Indian mariner who sailed across the Indian Ocean to Southeast Asia, officials said. The ship serves as a tangible symbol of India's long-standing traditions of maritime exploration, trade, and cultural exchange, and its induction and naming marks a culmination of an "extraordinary project" that celebrates India's rich shipbuilding heritage, they said.

 

"The Indian Navy formally inducted and named the stitched ship as Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Kaundinya today at a ceremonial event held at the Karwar naval base. Union Minister of Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat presided over the event," a Navy spokesperson said. The newly inducted vessel incorporates several culturally significant features.

 

"Her sails display motifs of the Gandabherunda and the Sun, her bow bears a sculpted Simha Yali, and a symbolic Harappan style stone anchor adorns her deck, each element evoking the rich maritime traditions of ancient India," he said.

 

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INSV set to sail for trans-oceanic voyage:

 

INSV Kaundinya will be based at Karwar. The ship will now embark on her next historic phase, involving preparations for a trans-oceanic voyage along the ancient trade route from Gujarat to Oman, scheduled for later this year, the Navy spokesperson said.

 

Unlike any modern vessel, the stitched ship is equipped with square sails and steering oars, which are "entirely alien to modern-day ships". The hull geometry, rigging, and sails had to be reimagined and tested from first principles, according to the Navy.

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