The ''Arga'' class of
tugboat
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s are a series of six service watercraft being built by
Tebma Shipyard Limited (a subsidiary of
Bharati Shipyard Ltd) in
Malpe
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, for the
Indian Navy
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.
Description
Each vessel in the series is long and wide with a
draft
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Watercraft dimensions
* Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel
* Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
* Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a vesse ...
forward (
bow) of . Each tug has a capacity of 10 tonnes
bollard pull
Bollard pull is a conventional measure of the pulling (or towing) power of a watercraft. It is defined as the force (in tonnes force, or kilonewtons (kN)) exerted by a vessel under full power, on a shore-mounted bollard through a tow-line, commonl ...
at 85 per cent maximum continuous rating (MCR), speed of 12 knots at 85 per cent MCR and is fitted with two
Caterpillar Kirloskar engines, coupled to two steerable rudder propellers of diameter. The vessels have two auxiliary electrical generation plant of 60 kW each and are fitted with a sewage treatment plant. They have been designed by M/s Ska Marine,
Chennai
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INS ''Arga'' and INS ''Bali'' are named after the coastal villages of Karwar District and both were inducted into the service by Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain.
Ships in the class
See also
*
Tugboats of the Indian Navy
References
External links
Arga Commissioned at KarwarBali and Anup launchedBali commissioned at KarwarSpecifications
{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy
Ships of the Indian Navy
Tugs of the Indian Navy
Auxiliary tugboat classes