Precision Engineering Systems business vertical of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won an order from HSL, with Indian Navy being the end user of the vessels. The 'significant' order is for part construction of two fleet support ships (FSS).
The construction will be at its greenfield shipyard at Kattupalli, near Chennai on the east coast, which is the country's in-house and built to globally benchmarked technological practices.
With more than 220 mtrs. in length and approx. 45,000 tonne displacement, FSS would be amongst the largest vessels in the Indian Naval fleet. Orders in the range of Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore range are classified as 'significant' by the company.
Indian Navy had signed a contract with HSL for the design and construction of five FSS for the Indian Navy. These specialised naval vessels provide logistics and material support to the naval task force at sea.