Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel Shreyas, Yard 3040, launched at GRSE Kolkata
10 October 2026
The Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) Yard 3040, named Shreyas, was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
Mrs Reyman Kochhar launched the ship in the presence of Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.
Senior officials of the Indian Navy, the Ministry of Defence, GRSE and industry partners attended the ceremony.
NGOPV construction is under way at two shipyards, Goa Shipyard Limited in Goa and GRSE in Kolkata.
The ships are indigenously designed and built and will supplement the existing OPVs and NOPVs of the Indian Navy.
Their roles include maritime surveillance, search and rescue, protection of offshore assets, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and anti-piracy missions.
Shreyas is a Sanskrit word meaning Best or Most Excellent.
The Ministry of Defence placed the launch within the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.
In plain words
NGOPV Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel — A patrol ship class built for coastal and offshore surveillance rather than fleet combat.
GRSE Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers — A defence shipyard at Kolkata under the Ministry of Defence.
HADR Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief — Naval missions that carry relief and rescue after disasters.