Vipul-class barge

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Vipul-class barge
Class overview
Builders Vipul shipyard
Operators Indian Navy
Planned5
Building2
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
Type Barge
Tonnage598  GT 179  NT
Displacement1042.634 tonnes
Length50.2 m (165 ft) LOA 46.8 m (154 ft) LBP
Draught2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) (max)
Installed power
  • Main:
  • Caterpillar 1,342 kW (1,800 hp)
  • Generators:
  • 415 V 50 Hz
  • 1 × 36 hp (27 kW)
  • 2 × 86 hp (64 kW)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Vipul class of barges are a series of five self-propelled water carrier watercraft being built by Vipul shipyard, Surat for the Indian Navy.

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Description

They have a displacement of 1040 tonnes and are 50 metres (160 ft) long. Each vessel in the series is operated by a crew of 20. They are fitted with two engines and are capable of speed up to 12 knots. They have a capacity to carry 500 tonnes of fresh water. They are intended to serve warships at anchorage outside the harbour and elsewhere to ensure quick operational turnaround. They are being built at Magdalla port in Surat as per contract concluded in February 2006.

Barges in the class
NameIRS no [1] Date of commission
INS
INS
INS Ambuda 3582311 October 2010
INS Pamba 3818629 March 2011
INS Pulakesin-1 4037311 September 2011

Specifications

References

  1. 1 2 "IRCLASS". Indian Register of Shipping. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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Vipul class barge
Images
Searchtool.svg INS Ambuda induction
Searchtool.svg INS Pamba induction
Searchtool.svg INS Pulakesin-1 induction
Video
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg INS Ambuda Launch