INS ''Pamba'' is a self-propelled water carrier
barge
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built by Vipul Shipyard Ltd (a subsidiary of
ABG Shipyard
ABG Shipyard Limited is a shipbuilding company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra,India.
History
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Ltd) in
Surat
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...
, Gujarat for the
Indian Navy
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.
Description
The
auxiliary ship
An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though they may have some limited combat capacity, usually for purposes of self-defense.
Auxil ...
is long, has a displacement of 930 tonnes and has a capacity to carry 500 tonnes of water.
The barge is powered by two engines with a total output of 1,800 BHP and has a top speed of . ''Pamba'' 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. It has sea-going capability and carries all essential communication and navigation equipment.
It is named after a previous auxiliary vessel of same name which served the Indian Navy for nearly four decades and was decommissioned in April 2007. ''Pamba'' (IR no. 38186) is one of the five water barges built by Vipul Shipyard as per the contract concluded in February 2006.
INS Ambuda
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 sh ...
(IR no. 35823) and
INS Pulakesin-1
INS Pulakesin-1 is a self-propelled water carrier barge built by Vipul Shipyard Ltd. (a subsidiary of ABG Shipyard Ltd) in Surat, Gujarat for the Indian Navy. It is named of King Pulakeshin I of the Chalukya dynasty.
Description
The auxiliary shi ...
(IR no:40373) are her
sister ship
A sister ship is a ship of the same class or of virtually identical design to another ship. Such vessels share a nearly identical hull and superstructure layout, similar size, and roughly comparable features and equipment. They often share a ...
s which were commissioned 11 October 2010 and 21 September 2011 respectively.
Commission
''Pamba'' was commissioned by Commodore S. Nedunchezian, Chief Staff Officer (Technical),
Southern Naval Command at South Jetty,
Kochi
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
Naval Base, on 29 March 2011.
See also
*
*
Arga Class Tugboat
The ''Arga'' class of tugboats are a series of six service watercraft being built by Tebma Shipyard Limited (a subsidiary of Bharati Shipyard Ltd) in Malpe, for the Indian Navy.
Description
Each vessel in the series is long and wide with a dra ...
External links
*http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/apr16-11/h4.htm
References
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Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy
2011 ships