INS ''Ambuda'' (Literally means ''Cloud'')
[https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/ambuda#:~:text=Sanskrit%20dictionary&text=Ambuda%20is%20a%20Sanskrit%20compound,(%2Dda%E1%B8%A5)%20A%20cloud.] is a self-propelled water carrier barge built by
Vipul shipyard Ltd (a subsidiary of
ABG Shipyard
ABG Shipyard Limited is a shipbuilding company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra,India.
History
ABG Shipyard Ltd is a part of the ABG Group of companies with diversified business interests. Established in 1985, it is headquartered in Mumbai ...
Ltd) in
Surat
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,
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
for the
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates sig ...
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[Indian Navy inducts new auxiliary craft Ambuda]
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Description
The auxiliary ship is 50 metres (164 ft 1 in) long, displaces 930 tonnes and has a capacity for 500 tonnes of water. The barge is powered by two Caterpillar engines with a total output of and has a top speed of . ''Ambuda'' has accommodation for 20 crew members and a galley or corridor kitchen facility. It has tank gauging systems, fire fighting equipment and carries a rigid inflatable boat
A rigid inflatable boat (RIB), also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity boat constructed with a rigid hull bottom joined to side-forming air tubes that are ...
.[ It has sea-going capability and carries all essential communication and navigation equipment.][
INS ''Ambuda'' (IR no. 35823)]Southern Naval Command
The Southern Naval Command is one of the three command-level formations of the Indian Navy. It has its headquarters in Kochi, Kerala at INS Venduruthy. It is the Training Command of the Indian Navy.
The Command is commanded by a Three Star Fla ...
at South Jetty, Naval Base.[
It is named after a previous auxiliary vessel, which served the Indian Navy for more than four decades and was decommissioned in February 2007.][Naval Auxiliary Craft Ambuda Inducted into Southern Naval Command Naval Ship Repair Yard]
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(IR no. 38186)[ and (IR no. 40373)][ are her sister ships which were commissioned on 29 March 2011 and 21 September 2011 respectively.
]
Specifications
*Gross weight: 598 tonnes[
*Displacement: 1042 tonnes
*Overall length: 50.2 meters
*Draught (max): 2.9 meters
*Main engine: 1342 kW
*Auxiliary generator: 1 x 36 kW 415 V 50 Hz AC; 2 x 86 kW 415 V 50 Hz AC
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References
External links
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Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy