INS ''Puran'' 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
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.
Description
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:40634) with class notation : +SUL + IY, for carriage of oil with flash point above 60 degree.
''Puran'' is part of a series of five barges being built by the Modest Infrastructure Limited. Its sister ship is .
See also
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Arga Class Tugboat
External links
SpecificationsModest Infrastructure Ltd.
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Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy