INS Gaj

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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.^[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]

Service history

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 -class tugboat, INS Gaj (Pennant number A-51) built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata commissioned in September 1973.^[2]^[3]She participated at the International Fleet Review 2026 held at Visakapatanam.^[5]

Gallery

Related Images

INS Gaj (A51) spouting water cannon.
INS Gaj (A51) tugging INS Krishna (F46).
INS Gaj (A51) at sea.

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. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
↑ "IFR & MILAN 2026". IFR & MILAN 2026. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

External links

Maritime Connector Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[in-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Ocean Going Tug INS Gaj". Surface fleet. Indian Navy official website. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

[hin11o-2] 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.

[toi29j-3] 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)

[br29j-4] "INS Gaj". Active fleet - Surface ships. Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[:8-5] "IFR & MILAN 2026". IFR & MILAN 2026. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

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