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[[File:Astravahini Class torpedo recovery vessel (A73).jpg|thumb|250px|Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel ''A73''.]]
[[File:Astravahini Class torpedo recovery vessel (A73).jpg|thumb|250px|Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel ''A73''.]]
The '''Astravahini class''' of [[torpedo]] recovery vessels are a series of [[Navy|naval]] [[auxiliaries|auxiliary]] [[watercraft]] built by [[Goa Shipyard Limited]] and P.S. & Company for the [[Indian Navy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/84 |title=Surface Ships |accessdate=21 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325134508/http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/84 |archivedate=25 March 2015 }}</ref> They are intended to recover practice [[torpedo]]es and [[Naval mine|mines]], fired and laid by ships, [[submarine]]s and [[Military aircraft|aircraft]]. The vessels can stow two full-sized torpedoes on deck and two on a recovery ramp.  
The '''Astravahini class''' of [[torpedo]] recovery vessels are a series of [[Navy|naval]] [[auxiliaries|auxiliary]] [[watercraft]] built by [[Goa Shipyard Limited]] and P.S. & Company for the [[Indian Navy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/84 |title=Surface Ships |accessdate=21 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325134508/http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/84 |archivedate=25 March 2015 }}</ref> They are intended to recover practice [[torpedo]]es and [[Naval mine|mines]], fired and laid by ships, [[submarine]]s and [[Military aircraft|aircraft]]. The vessels can stow two full-sized torpedoes on deck and two on a recovery ramp.  


The vessel ''A72'' sank on 6 November 2014 during a routine exercise near [[Visakhapatnam]] after taking on water, with one sailor dead and four missing.<ref name=rediff>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/defence-news-indian-navy-torpedo-recovery-vessel-sinks/20141106.htm |website=rediff.com |title=Torpedo recovery vessel sinks near Vizag; 1 dead, 4 missing |date=6 November 2014 |accessdate=27 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/one-dead-and-four-missing-as-navy-ship-sinks/article6571469.ece?homepage=true |title=Navy's auxiliary ship sinks off Vizag; sailor killed |first=G. S. |last=Subrahmanyam |newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 November 2014 |accessdate=27 June 2022}}</ref>
The vessel ''A72'' sank on 6 November 2014 during a routine exercise near [[Visakhapatnam]] after taking on water, with one sailor dead and four missing.<ref name=rediff>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/defence-news-indian-navy-torpedo-recovery-vessel-sinks/20141106.htm |website=rediff.com |title=Torpedo recovery vessel sinks near Vizag; 1 dead, 4 missing |date=6 November 2014 |accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/one-dead-and-four-missing-as-navy-ship-sinks/article6571469.ece?homepage=true |title=Navy's auxiliary ship sinks off Vizag; sailor killed |first=G. S. |last=Subrahmanyam |newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 November 2014 |accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref>


==Ships in the class==
==Ships in the class==
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|1084 ||7804089 || ''A72'' || 23 February 1983 || Sunk 6 November 2014 <ref name=rediff/>|| GSL||  Torpedo Recovery Vessel
|1084 ||7804089 || ''A72'' || 23 February 1983 || Sunk 6 November 2014 <ref name=rediff/>|| GSL||  Torpedo Recovery Vessel
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| || || ''A73'' || 5 November 1984<ref>Military Year-book 1985-86 (Volume 18)</ref>|| 16 July 2015 <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/ins-astravahini-decommissioned/article7432887.ece |title=INS Astravahini decommissioned |newspaper=The Hindu |date=17 July 2015 |accessdate=27 June 2022}}</ref>  || P. S. & Company<ref>Ship & Boat International, Volume 37</ref> || Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel
| || || ''A73'' || 5 November 1984<ref>Military Year-book 1985-86 (Volume 18)</ref>|| 16 July 2015 <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/ins-astravahini-decommissioned/article7432887.ece |title=INS Astravahini decommissioned |newspaper=The Hindu |date=17 July 2015 |accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref>  || P. S. & Company<ref>Ship & Boat International, Volume 37</ref> || Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 2 October 2022

Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel A73.

The Astravahini class of torpedo recovery vessels are a series of naval auxiliary watercraft built by Goa Shipyard Limited and P.S. & Company for the Indian Navy.[1] They are intended to recover practice torpedoes and mines, fired and laid by ships, submarines and aircraft. The vessels can stow two full-sized torpedoes on deck and two on a recovery ramp.

The vessel A72 sank on 6 November 2014 during a routine exercise near Visakhapatnam after taking on water, with one sailor dead and four missing.[2][3]

Ships in the class[edit]

Ships in the class
Yard no[4] IMO number[5] Pennant no Commission Decommission Builder Notes
1083 7804077 A71 15 September 1982 25 March 2005 GSL Torpedo Recovery Vessel
1084 7804089 A72 23 February 1983 Sunk 6 November 2014 [2] GSL Torpedo Recovery Vessel
A73 5 November 1984[6] 16 July 2015 [7] P. S. & Company[8] Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel

Specification (A71 & A72)[edit]

  • Displacement: 110 tonnes[9]
  • Speed: 11 knots
  • Dimension: 28.5 X 6.1 X 1.4 meters
  • Engine: 2 Kirloskar MAN 12 cyl. diesels, 2 props. 720 bhp
  • Crew: 13 total

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Surface Ships". Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Torpedo recovery vessel sinks near Vizag; 1 dead, 4 missing". rediff.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Subrahmanyam, G. S. (7 November 2014). "Navy's auxiliary ship sinks off Vizag; sailor killed". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Product History". Goa Shipyard. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ship Register Search | IRCLASS | Indian Register of Shipping". Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Military Year-book 1985-86 (Volume 18)
  7. ↑ "INS Astravahini decommissioned". The Hindu. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Ship & Boat International, Volume 37
  9. ↑ The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim

External links[edit]

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