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INS Gaj (2002)
_aat_sea.jpg) INS Gaj A51 at sea.
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| History | |
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 India
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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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ↑ "INS Gaj". Active fleet - Surface ships. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 29 January 2013.