Modest-class barge

The Modest class of barges is a series of self-propelled fuel carrier watercraft being built by Modest Infrastructure Ltd in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, for the Indian Navy.

Description

Each vessel in the series have a length of 57 metres (187 ft 0 in) with a beam of 11 metres (36 ft 1 in) and have a draught of 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in). They have capacity to carry 500 tons of fuel and have an air conditioned wheel house. The vessels are sea-going and have all of the essential communication and navigation equipment. They have been certified by IRS with Class notation : +SUL + IY., for carriage of oil with flash point above 60 Degree.

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Modest class barge
INS Purak induction

Barges in the class

Name	IRS no	Date of commission
INS Purak	40323	11 April 2012
INS Puran	40634

Specification

Source: ^[1]

• Gross weight :731 tonnes
• Net weight :220 tonnes
• Dead Weight :625.7 tonnes
• Displacement :1152.01 tonnes
• Light Weight :526.31 tonnes
• Overall Length :57.35 m
• Lbp :54.8 m
• Brdth Mlt :11 m
• Draught Max :2.825 m
• Engine Build :CUMMINS INDIA LIMITED, KOTHRUD
• Power :1044 KW
• Aux GEN :2x 112 KW 415 V 50 Hz AC
• Speed :12 knots

References

1. "Ship Register Search". www.irclass.org. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013.

External links

• http://www.newsreporter.in/oil-barge-inducted-into-navy
• http://company.indiatradepage.com/143801/