INS Pulakesin-1 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 for the
Indian Navy
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. It is named of King
Pulakeshin I
Pulakeshin (IAST: Pulakeśin, r. c. 540–567) was the first sovereign ruler of the Chalukyas of Vatapi, Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (modern Badami). He ruled parts of the present-day Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states in ...
of the
Chalukya dynasty
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.
Description
The auxiliary ship is 50 metres (164 ft 1 in) long, weighs 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 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). Pulakesin-1 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 hull inflatable boat
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. It has sea going capabilities and all of the essential communication and navigation equipment.
Pulakesin-1 (IR Number:40373) is one of the five water barges built by Vipul Shipyard, as per the contract concluded in February 2006. It was commissioned by Commodore S. Nedunchezian, Chief Staff Officer (Technical),
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,
Kochi Naval Base, on 21 September 2011.
INS Ambuda (IR no. 35823) and
INS Pamba (IR no. 38186) are her sister ships, and they were commissioned on 11 October 2010 and 29 March 2011 respectively.
Specifications
*Gross Tonnage: 598 tonnes
*Displacement: 1042.634 tonnes
*Overall Length: 50.2 m
*Beam: 11 m
*Draught (max): 2.9 m
*Power installed: 1342 kW Caterpillar
*Auxiliary power: 1x36 kW 415 V 50 Hz AC, 2x86 kW 415 V 50 Hz AC
*Speed: 12 knots
See also
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INS Purak
INS ''Purak'' is a self-propelled fuel carrier barge built by Modest Infrastructure Ltd in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, for the Indian Navy.
Description
The auxiliary ship has a capacity to carry 500 tonnes of fuel. ''Purak'' has sea-going capabilitie ...
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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 ...
References
External links
SpecificationsIndian Navy feed water barge Pulakesin-1
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2011 ships
Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy