Indian Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman and other senior officials from the Defence ministry visited the shipyard to welcome the vessel.
Dr Ajay Kumar described the arrival of USNS Charles Drew for repairs as a sign of maturing the Indian shipbuilding industry, with the remark that India has six major shipyards with a turnover of nearly $2 billion.
Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship delivers supplies to customer ships at sea — ammunition, food, repair parts, stores and small quantities of fuel.
