INS ''Shakti'' has been the name borne by three

tankers Tanker may refer to: Transportation * Tanker, a tank crewman (US) * Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids ** Chemical tanker, a type of tanker designed to transport chemicals in bulk ** Oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanke ...

which served in 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 sig ...

.Admiral Nirmal Verma, CNS commissions INS Shakti at Visakhapatnam
/ref>INS Shakti commissioned
/ref> * , displacing 3,000 tonnes, was acquired in November 1953, commissioned on 29 January 1954 and decommissioned on 31 December 1967. * was a

replenishment oiler A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used replenishment oilers. The ...

built in Germany, commissioned on 21 February 1976 and decommissioned on 21 July 2007. * , a modern displacing 27,550 tonnes, commissioned in 2011.

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