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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Manoram class |
| Operators: |
 Indian Navy |
| Planned: |
3 |
| Completed: |
3 |
| Active: |
3 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Ferry |
| Displacement: |
578.146 tonnes |
| Length: |
62.1 m (203 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: |
9.41 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: |
1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: |
- 1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd
- 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator
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| Speed: |
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity: |
250 passengers |
The Manoram-class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair, at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy. They are fully air-conditioned craft and are fitted with modern navigational aids and can ferry 250 passengers.[1]
Commission and deployment
- INS Manoram (IR Number: 39465): The first ship of the class was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) in presence of its Admiral Superintendent namely Rear Admiral AV Subhedar on 7 December 2011.
- INS Vihar (IR Number: 41298): The second ship of the class was also commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai in presence of its Admiral superintendent namely Rear Admiral AK Bahl on 9 September 2012.
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