India, May 21 -- The Indian Navy on Wednesday inducted a traditionally built stitched ship as INSV Kaundinya, named after a legendary first-century Indian mariner, at a ceremony held at the strategically located Karwar naval base in Karnataka.

The officials quoted in a PTI report termed the vessel a tangible symbol of India's long-standing traditions of maritime exploration, trade and cultural exchange. They added that its induction into the navy and naming mark a culmination of an "extraordinary project" that celebrates India's rich shipbuilding heritage.

The officials revealed that the ship is a recreation of a fifth-century vessel and is named after Kaundinya, a legendary Indian mariner who sailed across the Indian Ocean to Southeast...