INS ''Palan'' is self-propelled
fuel carrier built by
Rajabagan Dockyard Rajabagan Dock (RBD) is a shipyard situated on the left bank of the Hooghly River about three nautical miles down stream of Calcutta Dock System. The shipyard is mainly engaged in shipbuilding and repair of small and medium sized inland water trans ...
(RBD) (then owned by Central Inland Water Transport Corporation) for the
Indian Navy
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.
[The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim] It was delivered in June 1986 at a cost of ₹5.719 million.
Specifications
*Length: 58 m
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Beam: 9.1 m
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Draught: 3.1 m
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Displacement
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: 1200 tons
*Top Speed: 12
knots
*Engine: 2
Kirloskar MAN
diesels, 1
propeller 1440
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Gross Tonnage: 624 tons
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Dead Weight Tonnage: 715 tons
References
1986 ships
Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy
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