INS ''Purak'' is a self-propelled fuel carrier barge built by

Modest Infrastructure Ltd Modest Infrastructure Ltd is a shipbuilding company in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. Modest Infrastructure Limited established in the year 1986 as Shipping Agents and subsequently expanded its activities to develop as Ship Owners, Ship Managers, Ch ...

in Bhavnagar,

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 si ...

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The auxiliary ship has a capacity to carry 500 tonnes of fuel. ''Purak'' has sea-going capabilities and all of the essential communication and navigation equipment. The wheel house is air conditioned and the vessel is classed under IRS (No: 40323) with Class notation : +SUL + IY., for carriage of oil with flash point above 60 Degree. It is named after a previous auxiliary vessel of same name built by

Mazagon Dock Limited Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) (IAST: ''Majhagānv Dawk Limiṭeḍ''), formerly called Mazagon Dock Limited, is a shipyard situated in Mazagaon, Mumbai. It manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian Navy and offshore platfor ...

Bombay Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-m ...

which served the Indian Navy. ''Purak'' is part of a series of five barges being built by the Modest Infrastructure Limited. Its sister ship is

INS Puran INS ''Puran'' is a self-propelled fuel carrier barge built by Modest Infrastructure Ltd in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, for the Indian Navy The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Suprem ...

. It was inducted into the Indian Navy on 11 April 2012 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai by Rear Admiral Deepak Bali, Flag Officer, Doctrine and Concepts, Indian Navy.

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