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 The '''IRS class''' of [[tugboat]]s are a series of [[Bollard pull]] tugboats built by [[Hindustan Shipyard Limited]], [[Visakhapatnam]], for the [[Indian Navy]].
-INS ''Sahas'' and INS ''Dhiraj'' tugs were flagged off by Commander (retd) K.S. Subramanian, the Director (shipbuilding) and INS ''Himmat'' was flagged off by Rear Admiral (Retd) N K Mishra, NM Chairman & Managing Director of HSL. The vessels were built under special survey of IRS Steel ship rules and as such were assigned with IRS class notation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 2 tugs to Navy|url=http://www.transreporter.com/logisticsnews/21315/HSL-delivers-2-tugs-to-Navy/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 50T BP Tug to Indian Navy|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy/}}</ref> Contracts for 4 additional similar tugboats were signed between HSL and Indian Navy in November 2019. The keel of the first two tugboats ''Veeran'' and ''Balaram'' were laid on November 15, 2019. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Keel-laying ceremony for two vessels at HSL|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/keel-laying-ceremony-for-two-vessels-at-hsl/articleshow/72077972.cms}}</ref> The new tugboats are to be stationed at [[Visakhapatnam]], the future home base of {{INS|Vikrant|2013|6}} to handle the aircraft carrier once it is commissioned into Indian Navy in 2022. <ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL DELIVERS 50T BP TUG TO INDIAN NAVY|url=http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2021/10/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy.html}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Keels laid for 50 tonne bollard pull tugs at HSL|url=https://viscan.in/keels-laid-for-50-tonne-bollard-pull-tugs-at-hsl/}}</ref>
+INS ''Sahas'' and INS ''Dhiraj'' tugs were flagged off by Commander (retd) K.S. Subramanian, the Director (shipbuilding) and INS ''Himmat'' was flagged off by Rear Admiral (Retd) N K Mishra, NM Chairman & Managing Director of HSL. The vessels were built under special survey of IRS Steel ship rules and as such were assigned with IRS class notation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 2 tugs to Navy|url=http://www.transreporter.com/logisticsnews/21315/HSL-delivers-2-tugs-to-Navy/}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 50T BP Tug to Indian Navy|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy/}}</ref> Contracts for 4 additional similar tugboats were signed between HSL and Indian Navy in November 2019. The keel of the first two tugboats ''Veeran'' and ''Balaram'' were laid on November 15, 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Keel-laying ceremony for two vessels at HSL|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=16 November 2019 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/keel-laying-ceremony-for-two-vessels-at-hsl/articleshow/72077972.cms}}</ref> The new tugboats are to be stationed at [[Visakhapatnam]], the future home base of {{INS|Vikrant|2013|6}} to handle the aircraft carrier once it is commissioned into Indian Navy in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL DELIVERS 50T BP TUG TO INDIAN NAVY|url=http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2021/10/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Keels laid for 50 tonne bollard pull tugs at HSL|url=https://viscan.in/keels-laid-for-50-tonne-bollard-pull-tugs-at-hsl/|access-date=2 November 2021|archive-date=2 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102220425/https://viscan.in/keels-laid-for-50-tonne-bollard-pull-tugs-at-hsl/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Specifications==
-Each of these tugboats can achieve {{convert|13.5|kn|lk=in}} against a design speed of {{convert|12|kn}} at 85% maximum continuous rating.  Bollard pull of all the vessels is in excess of 54 tonnes almost 10% in excess of specifications.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 50T BP Tug to Indian Navy|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 2 tugs to Navy|url=http://www.transreporter.com/logisticsnews/21315/HSL-delivers-2-tugs-to-Navy/}}</ref>
+Each of these tugboats can achieve {{convert|13.5|kn|lk=in}} against a design speed of {{convert|12|kn}} at 85% maximum continuous rating.  Bollard pull of all the vessels is in excess of 54 tonnes almost 10% in excess of specifications.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 50T BP Tug to Indian Navy|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 2 tugs to Navy|url=http://www.transreporter.com/logisticsnews/21315/HSL-delivers-2-tugs-to-Navy/}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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	'''''IRS'' class''' of [[tugboat]]s are a series of [[Bollard pull]] tugboats built by [[Hindustan Shipyard Limited]], [[Visakhapatnam]], for the [[Indian Navy]].		The '''IRS class''' of [[tugboat]]s are a series of [[Bollard pull]] tugboats built by [[Hindustan Shipyard Limited]], [[Visakhapatnam]], for the [[Indian Navy]].

	INS ''Sahas'' and INS ''Dhiraj'' tugs were flagged off by Commander (retd) K.S. Subramanian, the Director (shipbuilding) and INS ''Himmat'' was flagged off by Rear Admiral (Retd) N K Mishra, NM Chairman & Managing Director of HSL. The vessels were built under special survey of IRS Steel ship rules and as such were assigned with IRS class notation.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=HSL delivers 2 tugs to Navy\|url=http://www.transreporter.com/logisticsnews/21315/HSL-delivers-2-tugs-to-Navy/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=HSL delivers 50T BP Tug to Indian Navy\|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy/}}</ref>		INS ''Sahas'' and INS ''Dhiraj'' tugs were flagged off by Commander (retd) K.S. Subramanian, the Director (shipbuilding) and INS ''Himmat'' was flagged off by Rear Admiral (Retd) N K Mishra, NM Chairman & Managing Director of HSL. The vessels were built under special survey of IRS Steel ship rules and as such were assigned with IRS class notation.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=HSL delivers 2 tugs to Navy\|url=http://www.transreporter.com/logisticsnews/21315/HSL-delivers-2-tugs-to-Navy/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=HSL delivers 50T BP Tug to Indian Navy\|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy/}}</ref> Contracts for 4 additional similar tugboats were signed between HSL and Indian Navy in November 2019. The keel of the first two tugboats ''Veeran'' and ''Balaram'' were laid on November 15, 2019. <ref>{{Cite web\|title=Keel-laying ceremony for two vessels at HSL\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/keel-laying-ceremony-for-two-vessels-at-hsl/articleshow/72077972.cms}}</ref> The new tugboats are to be stationed at [[Visakhapatnam]], the future home base of {{INS\|Vikrant\|2013\|6}} to handle the aircraft carrier once it is commissioned into Indian Navy in 2022. <ref>{{Cite web\|title=HSL DELIVERS 50T BP TUG TO INDIAN NAVY\|url=http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2021/10/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy.html}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web\|title=Keels laid for 50 tonne bollard pull tugs at HSL\|url=https://viscan.in/keels-laid-for-50-tonne-bollard-pull-tugs-at-hsl/}}</ref>

	==Specifications==		==Specifications==
	Each of these tugboats can achieve 13.5 ~~knots~~ against a design speed of 12 ~~knots~~ at 85% maximum continuous rating. Bollard pull of all the vessels is in excess of 54 tonnes almost 10% in excess of specifications.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=HSL delivers 50T BP Tug to Indian Navy\|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=HSL delivers 2 tugs to Navy\|url=http://www.transreporter.com/logisticsnews/21315/HSL-delivers-2-tugs-to-Navy/}}</ref>		Each of these tugboats can achieve {{convert\|13.5\|kn\|lk=in}} against a design speed of {{convert\|12\|kn}} at 85% maximum continuous rating. Bollard pull of all the vessels is in excess of 54 tonnes almost 10% in excess of specifications.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=HSL delivers 50T BP Tug to Indian Navy\|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=HSL delivers 2 tugs to Navy\|url=http://www.transreporter.com/logisticsnews/21315/HSL-delivers-2-tugs-to-Navy/}}</ref>

	==Service history==		==Service history==
	INS ''Himmat'', INS ''Sahas'' and INS ''Dhiraj'' serve with the [[Western Naval Command]] at [[Karwar]]. These vessels are primarily meant to handle [[~~Aircraft~~ carrier]] [[INS Vikramaditya]] which is based in Karwar since early 2014.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Hind Shipyard delivers 2 tugs to Navy - classed with IRS\|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hind-shipyard-delivers-2-tugs-to-navy-classed-with-irs/}}</ref>		INS ''Himmat'', INS ''Sahas'' and INS ''Dhiraj'' serve with the [[Western Naval Command]] at [[Karwar]]. These vessels are primarily meant to handle the [[aircraft carrier]] {{INS\|Vikramaditya}} which is based in Karwar since early 2014.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Hind Shipyard delivers 2 tugs to Navy - classed with IRS\|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hind-shipyard-delivers-2-tugs-to-navy-classed-with-irs/}}</ref>

	==Boats in the class==		==Boats in the class==
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	!Name !! Pennant No. !! Date of Launch !! Date of Commission !! Homeport !! Status		!Name !! Pennant No. !! Date of Launch !! Date of Commission !! Homeport !! Status
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	\| INS Himmat\|\| 11162 \|\| 03-08-2013 \|\|31-03-2014\|\|[[Karwar]]\|\| Active <ref>{{Cite web\|title=64_AR_2015-16.pdf\|url=http://www.hslvizag.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/AnnualReports/64_AR_2015-16.pdf}}</ref>		\| INS ''Himmat''\|\| 11162 \|\| 03-08-2013 \|\|31-03-2014\|\|[[Karwar]]\|\| Active <ref>{{Cite web\|title=64_AR_2015-16.pdf\|url=http://www.hslvizag.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/AnnualReports/64_AR_2015-16.pdf}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|INS Dhiraj \|\|11163 \|\| 03-08-2013 \|\|24-12-2013\|\|[[Karwar]]\|\| Active		\|INS ''Dhiraj'' \|\|11163 \|\| 03-08-2013 \|\|24-12-2013\|\|[[Karwar]]\|\| Active
	\|-		\|-
	\|INS Sahas \|\|11164 \|\| 03-08-2013 \|\| 24-12-2013\|\|[[Karwar]]\|\| Active		\|INS ''Sahas'' \|\|11164 \|\| 03-08-2013 \|\| 24-12-2013\|\|[[Karwar]]\|\| Active
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			\|INS ''Veeran'' \|\| 11193\|\| 19-03-2020 \|\| 22-10-2021\|\|[[Visakhapatnam]]\|\| Active
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			\|INS ''Balaram'' \|\| \|\| 19-03-2020 \|\| \|\|[[Visakhapatnam]]\|\|
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	~~==External links==~~

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	~~[[Category:2010s ships]]~~

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|Ship draught= {{convert|4.49|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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'''''IRS'' class''' of [[tugboat]]s are a series of [[Bollard pull]] tugboats built by [[Hindustan Shipyard Limited]], [[Visakhapatnam]], for the [[Indian Navy]].

INS ''Sahas'' and INS ''Dhiraj'' tugs were flagged off by Commander (retd) K.S. Subramanian, the Director (shipbuilding) and INS ''Himmat'' was flagged off by Rear Admiral (Retd) N K Mishra, NM Chairman & Managing Director of HSL. The vessels were built under special survey of IRS Steel ship rules and as such were assigned with IRS class notation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 2 tugs to Navy|url=http://www.transreporter.com/logisticsnews/21315/HSL-delivers-2-tugs-to-Navy/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 50T BP Tug to Indian Navy|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy/}}</ref>

==Specifications==
Each of these tugboats can achieve 13.5 knots against a design speed of 12 knots at 85% maximum continuous rating. Bollard pull of all the vessels is in excess of 54 tonnes almost 10% in excess of specifications.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 50T BP Tug to Indian Navy|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hsl-delivers-50t-bp-tug-to-indian-navy/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HSL delivers 2 tugs to Navy|url=http://www.transreporter.com/logisticsnews/21315/HSL-delivers-2-tugs-to-Navy/}}</ref>

==Service history==
INS ''Himmat'', INS ''Sahas'' and INS ''Dhiraj'' serve with the [[Western Naval Command]] at [[Karwar]]. These vessels are primarily meant to handle [[Aircraft carrier]] [[INS Vikramaditya]] which is based in Karwar since early 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hind Shipyard delivers 2 tugs to Navy - classed with IRS|url=http://www.irclass.org/media-and-publications/news/hind-shipyard-delivers-2-tugs-to-navy-classed-with-irs/}}</ref>

==Boats in the class==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name !! Pennant No. !! Date of Launch !! Date of Commission !! Homeport !! Status
|-
| INS Himmat|| 11162 || 03-08-2013 ||31-03-2014||[[Karwar]]|| Active <ref>{{Cite web|title=64_AR_2015-16.pdf|url=http://www.hslvizag.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/AnnualReports/64_AR_2015-16.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|INS Dhiraj ||11163 || 03-08-2013 ||24-12-2013||[[Karwar]]|| Active
|-
|INS Sahas ||11164 || 03-08-2013 || 24-12-2013||[[Karwar]]|| Active
|-
|}

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}

[[Category:Ships of the Indian Navy| ]]
[[Category:Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Tugs of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Auxiliary tugboat classes]]
[[Category:2010s ships]]