The Indian Navy's newest ship is not a combat beast but a spectacular all-wood sailing yacht that recreates ancient designs and the stitched-plank technique ...

INSV Kaundinya is a stitched wooden sailing ship built using ancient techniques. The Indian Navy vessel recreates ...

INSV Kaundinya, Indian Navys 5th-century-inspired ship, inducted in May 2025set off for its maiden Porbandar-Muscat voyage.

During her 15-day journey, the ship will retrace ancient maritime routes that once connected India with West Asia and the wider Indian Ocean world ...

The Indian Navy's stitched sailing vessel, INSV Kaundinya, embarks on its maiden voyage from Porbandar to Muscat, retracing ...

"We have demonstrated how ancient "stitched" ships from India could cross the oceans, we know the strengths and drawbacks of ...

INSV Kaundinya, a stitched sail ship, embarks on her maiden voyage today from Porbandar to Muscat. This vessel, constructed using 5th-century CE techniques, has no engine, metal, or modern propulsion.

Historic voyage of Indian Navy’s INSV Kaundinya from Porbandar to Muscat revives ancient maritime heritage, strengthens India-Oman ties.

INSV Kaundinya is a stitched sail ship built using techniques believed to have been used in India during the 5th century CE.

Shortly after it left Porbandar, the Indian Navy Sailing Vessel (INSV) Kaundinya’s voyage started on a “challenging note” as “inconducive” winds in the first 48 hours and then tidal currents kept ...

Recreating a fifth-century stitched ship, the Indian Navy has inducted INSV Kaundinya, reviving ancient shipbuilding techniques as the vessel prepares for a historic Porbandar-to-Oman voyage.