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| |Ship caption=INS ''Gaj'' A51 at sea.
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| |Ship country= India
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| |Ship name= ''Gaj''
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| |Ship commissioned=10 October 2002
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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>
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| ==Description==
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| ''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>
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| == Commissioning ==
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| 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 />
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| ==Gallery==
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| |File:INS Gaj (A51) spouting water cannon.jpg
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| |INS Gaj (A51) spouting water cannon.
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| |File:INS Gaj (A51) tugging INS Krishna (F46).jpg
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| |INS Gaj (A51) tugging [[HMS Andromeda (F57)|INS Krishna (F46)]].
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| |INS Gaj (A51) at sea.
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| ==See also==
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| *[[List of active Indian Navy ships#Tugboats|Tugboats of the Indian Navy]]
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://maritime-connector.com/ship/gaj-9232333/ Maritime Connector]
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| [[Category:Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy]]
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| [[Category:Tugs of the Indian Navy]]
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