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	'''INS ''Gaj''''' is an offshore tugboat built by [[Hindustan Shipyard Limited]], [[Visakhapatnam]] for the [[Indian Navy]]. It operated under the navy's [[Eastern Naval Command]].<ref name=in>{{cite web\|title=Ocean Going Tug INS Gaj\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ins-gaj\|work=Surface fleet\|publisher=Indian Navy official website\|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=hin11o /><ref name=toi29j>{{cite web\|title=INS Gaj commissioned\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/hyderabad/27320890_1_indian-navy-enc-eastern-naval-command\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216070037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/hyderabad/27320890_1_indian-navy-enc-eastern-naval-command\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref>

	~~==Description==~~
	''Gaj'' is powered by twin Wartsila diesel engines having a power of 1421 hp (1,060 kW). The propulsion is provided by two Volth Schneider propellers which allows for a 360 degree turn on the spot. The rated bollard pull is 25 tonnes. The ship can achieve a speed in excess of 12 knots with an endurance of ten days. It is fitted with a six-tonne hydraulic deck crane and fire fighting equipment, and is also fitted with diving and salvage equipment. It has a complement of 22 sailors.<ref name=in /><ref name=hin11o /><ref name=toi29j /><ref name=br29j>{{cite web\|title=INS Gaj\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/98-INS-Gaj.html\|work=Active fleet - Surface ships\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref>

	~~== Commissioning ==~~
	It was commissioned on 10 October 2002 in [[Eastern Naval Command]] (ENC) by the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Raman Puri. The ship has been named after the previous [[Gaj class tugboat]] INS Gaj (with the [[pennant number]] A-51) built by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers]], [[~~Kolkata]] commissioned in September 1973.<ref name=hin11o>{{cite news\|title=~~INS ''Gaj'' commissioned\|url=http://hindu.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101106920400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223031411/http://hindu.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101106920400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=23 February 2014\|accessdate=29 January 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]~~\|date=11 October 2002}}</ref><ref name=toi29j />~~

	~~==Gallery==~~
	~~{{Gallery~~
	~~\|title=Related Images~~
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	~~\|File:INS Gaj (A51) spouting water cannon.jpg~~
	~~\|INS Gaj (A51) spouting water cannon.~~
	~~\|File:INS Gaj (A51) tugging INS Krishna (F46).jpg~~
	~~\|INS Gaj (A51) tugging [[HMS Andromeda (F57)\|INS Krishna (F46)]].~~
	~~\|File:INS Gaj (A51) at sea.jpg~~
	~~\|INS Gaj (A51) at sea.~~

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	~~==See also==~~
	*[[List of active Indian Navy ships#Tugboats\|Tugboats of the Indian Navy]]

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://maritime-connector.com/ship/gaj-9232333/ Maritime Connector]

	~~{{DISPLAYTITLE:INS ''Gaj'' (2002)}}~~

	~~{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaj, INS}}~~
	~~[[Category:Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy]]~~
	~~[[Category:Tugs of the Indian Navy]]~~

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	'''INS ''Gaj''''' is an offshore tugboat built by [[Hindustan Shipyard Limited]], [[Visakhapatnam]] for the [[Indian Navy]]. It operated under the navy's [[Eastern Naval Command]].<ref name=in>{{cite web\|title=Ocean Going Tug INS Gaj\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ins-gaj\|work=Surface fleet\|publisher=Indian Navy official website\|accessdate=23 January ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name=hin11o /><ref name=toi29j>{{cite web\|title=INS Gaj commissioned\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/hyderabad/27320890_1_indian-navy-enc-eastern-naval-command\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216070037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/hyderabad/27320890_1_indian-navy-enc-eastern-naval-command\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=29 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''INS ''Gaj''''' is an offshore tugboat built by [[Hindustan Shipyard Limited]], [[Visakhapatnam]] for the [[Indian Navy]]. It operated under the navy's [[Eastern Naval Command]].<ref name=in>{{cite web\|title=Ocean Going Tug INS Gaj\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ins-gaj\|work=Surface fleet\|publisher=Indian Navy official website\|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=hin11o /><ref name=toi29j>{{cite web\|title=INS Gaj commissioned\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/hyderabad/27320890_1_indian-navy-enc-eastern-naval-command\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216070037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/hyderabad/27320890_1_indian-navy-enc-eastern-naval-command\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref>

	==Description==		==Description==
	''Gaj'' is powered by twin Wartsila diesel engines having a power of 1421 hp (1,060 kW). The propulsion is provided by two Volth Schneider propellers which allows for a 360 degree turn on the spot. The rated bollard pull is 25 tonnes. The ship can achieve a speed in excess of 12 knots with an endurance of ten days. It is fitted with a six-tonne hydraulic deck crane and fire fighting equipment, and is also fitted with diving and salvage equipment. It has a complement of 22 sailors.<ref name=in /><ref name=hin11o /><ref name=toi29j /><ref name=br29j>{{cite web\|title=INS Gaj\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/98-INS-Gaj.html\|work=Active fleet - Surface ships\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|accessdate=29 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		''Gaj'' is powered by twin Wartsila diesel engines having a power of 1421 hp (1,060 kW). The propulsion is provided by two Volth Schneider propellers which allows for a 360 degree turn on the spot. The rated bollard pull is 25 tonnes. The ship can achieve a speed in excess of 12 knots with an endurance of ten days. It is fitted with a six-tonne hydraulic deck crane and fire fighting equipment, and is also fitted with diving and salvage equipment. It has a complement of 22 sailors.<ref name=in /><ref name=hin11o /><ref name=toi29j /><ref name=br29j>{{cite web\|title=INS Gaj\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/98-INS-Gaj.html\|work=Active fleet - Surface ships\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref>

	== Commissioning ==		== Commissioning ==
	It was commissioned on 10 October 2002 in [[Eastern Naval Command]] (ENC) by the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Raman Puri. The ship has been named after the previous [[Gaj class tugboat]] INS Gaj (with the [[pennant number]] A-51) built by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers]], [[Kolkata]] commissioned in September 1973.<ref name=hin11o>{{cite news\|title=INS ''Gaj'' commissioned\|url=http://hindu.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101106920400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223031411/http://hindu.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101106920400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=23 February 2014\|accessdate=29 January 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=11 October ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name=toi29j />		It was commissioned on 10 October 2002 in [[Eastern Naval Command]] (ENC) by the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Raman Puri. The ship has been named after the previous [[Gaj class tugboat]] INS Gaj (with the [[pennant number]] A-51) built by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers]], [[Kolkata]] commissioned in September 1973.<ref name=hin11o>{{cite news\|title=INS ''Gaj'' commissioned\|url=http://hindu.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101106920400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223031411/http://hindu.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101106920400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=23 February 2014\|accessdate=29 January 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=11 October 2002}}</ref><ref name=toi29j />

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'''INS ''Gaj''''' is an offshore tugboat built by [[Hindustan Shipyard Limited]], [[Visakhapatnam]] for the [[Indian Navy]]. It operated under the navy's [[Eastern Naval Command]].<ref name=in>{{cite web|title=Ocean Going Tug INS Gaj|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ins-gaj|work=Surface fleet|publisher=Indian Navy official website|accessdate=23 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=hin11o /><ref name=toi29j>{{cite web|title=INS Gaj commissioned|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/hyderabad/27320890_1_indian-navy-enc-eastern-naval-command|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216070037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/hyderabad/27320890_1_indian-navy-enc-eastern-naval-command|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=29 January 2022}}</ref>

==Description==
''Gaj'' is powered by twin Wartsila diesel engines having a power of 1421 hp (1,060 kW). The propulsion is provided by two Volth Schneider propellers which allows for a 360 degree turn on the spot. The rated bollard pull is 25 tonnes. The ship can achieve a speed in excess of 12 knots with an endurance of ten days. It is fitted with a six-tonne hydraulic deck crane and fire fighting equipment, and is also fitted with diving and salvage equipment. It has a complement of 22 sailors.<ref name=in /><ref name=hin11o /><ref name=toi29j /><ref name=br29j>{{cite web|title=INS Gaj|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/98-INS-Gaj.html|work=Active fleet - Surface ships|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|accessdate=29 January 2022}}</ref>

== Commissioning ==
It was commissioned on 10 October 2002 in [[Eastern Naval Command]] (ENC) by the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Raman Puri. The ship has been named after the previous [[Gaj class tugboat]] INS Gaj (with the [[pennant number]] A-51) built by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers]], [[Kolkata]] commissioned in September 1973.<ref name=hin11o>{{cite news|title=INS ''Gaj'' commissioned|url=http://hindu.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101106920400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223031411/http://hindu.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101106920400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2014|accessdate=29 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 October 2022}}</ref><ref name=toi29j />

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|title=Related Images
|width=200|height=200|lines=2
|File:INS Gaj (A51) spouting water cannon.jpg
|INS Gaj (A51) spouting water cannon.
|File:INS Gaj (A51) tugging INS Krishna (F46).jpg
|INS Gaj (A51) tugging [[HMS Andromeda (F57)|INS Krishna (F46)]].
|File:INS Gaj (A51) at sea.jpg
|INS Gaj (A51) at sea.

}}

==See also==
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships#Tugboats|Tugboats of the Indian Navy]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://maritime-connector.com/ship/gaj-9232333/ Maritime Connector]

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	'''INS ''Gaj''''' is an offshore tugboat built by [[Hindustan Shipyard Limited]], [[Visakhapatnam]] for the [[Indian Navy]]. It operated under the navy's [[Eastern Naval Command]].<ref name=in>{{cite web\|title=Ocean Going Tug INS Gaj\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ins-gaj\|work=Surface fleet\|publisher=Indian Navy official website\|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=hin11o /><ref name=toi29j>{{cite web\|title=INS Gaj commissioned\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/hyderabad/27320890_1_indian-navy-enc-eastern-naval-command\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216070037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/hyderabad/27320890_1_indian-navy-enc-eastern-naval-command\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref>

	~~==Description==~~
	''Gaj'' is powered by twin Wartsila diesel engines having a power of 1421 hp (1,060 kW). The propulsion is provided by two Volth Schneider propellers which allows for a 360 degree turn on the spot. The rated bollard pull is 25 tonnes. The ship can achieve a speed in excess of 12 knots with an endurance of ten days. It is fitted with a six-tonne hydraulic deck crane and fire fighting equipment, and is also fitted with diving and salvage equipment. It has a complement of 22 sailors.<ref name=in /><ref name=hin11o /><ref name=toi29j /><ref name=br29j>{{cite web\|title=INS Gaj\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/98-INS-Gaj.html\|work=Active fleet - Surface ships\|publisher=Bharat Rakshak\|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref>

	~~== Commissioning ==~~
	It was commissioned on 10 October 2002 in [[Eastern Naval Command]] (ENC) by the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Raman Puri. The ship has been named after the previous [[Gaj class tugboat]] INS Gaj (with the [[pennant number]] A-51) built by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers]], [[~~Kolkata]] commissioned in September 1973.<ref name=hin11o>{{cite news\|title=~~INS ''Gaj'' commissioned\|url=http://hindu.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101106920400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223031411/http://hindu.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101106920400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=23 February 2014\|accessdate=29 January 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]~~\|date=11 October 2002}}</ref><ref name=toi29j />~~

	~~==Gallery==~~
	~~{{Gallery~~
	~~\|title=Related Images~~
	~~\|width=200\|height=200\|lines=2~~
	~~\|File:INS Gaj (A51) spouting water cannon.jpg~~
	~~\|INS Gaj (A51) spouting water cannon.~~
	~~\|File:INS Gaj (A51) tugging INS Krishna (F46).jpg~~
	~~\|INS Gaj (A51) tugging [[HMS Andromeda (F57)\|INS Krishna (F46)]].~~
	~~\|File:INS Gaj (A51) at sea.jpg~~
	~~\|INS Gaj (A51) at sea.~~

			{{Redirect category shell\|
			{{R from move}}
	}}		}}


	~~==See also==~~
	*[[List of active Indian Navy ships#Tugboats\|Tugboats of the Indian Navy]]

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://maritime-connector.com/ship/gaj-9232333/ Maritime Connector]

	~~{{DISPLAYTITLE:INS ''Gaj'' (2002)}}~~

	~~{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaj, INS}}~~
	~~[[Category:Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy]]~~
	~~[[Category:Tugs of the Indian Navy]]~~