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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 | '''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 | ''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 | 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== | ||
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_aat_sea.jpg) INS Gaj A51 at sea.
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| Name: | Gaj |
| Builder: | Hindustan Shipyard |
| Commissioned: | 10 October 2002 |
| Identification: | Template:IMO Number |
| Status: | in active service |
| Badge: | INS Nireekshak crest |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 560 long tons (570 t) standard |
| Length: | 34 m (111 ft 7 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Depth: | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Wärtsilä diesel engines, 1,421 hp (1,060 kW) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 22 |
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.[1][2][3]
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.[1][2][3][4]
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.[2][3]
Gallery
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ocean Going Tug INS Gaj". Surface fleet. Indian Navy official website. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "INS Gaj commissioned". The Hindu. 11 October 2002. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "INS Gaj commissioned". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "INS Gaj". Active fleet - Surface ships. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 29 January 2013.