The Modest class of
barge
Barge nowadays generally refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. The first modern barges were pulled by tugs, but nowadays most are pushed by pusher boats, or other vessels ...
s is a series of self-propelled fuel carrier watercraft being 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 ...
.
Description
Each vessel in the series have a length of with a
beam of and have a
draught of . They have capacity to carry 500 tons of fuel and have an air conditioned wheel house. The vessels are sea-going and have all of the essential communication and navigation equipment. They have been certified by IRS with Class notation : +SUL + IY., for carriage of oil with flash point above 60 Degree.
Specification
*Gross weight :731 tonnes
*Net weight :220 tonnes
*Dead Weight :625.7 tonnes
*Displacement :1152.01 tonnes
*Light Weight :526.31 tonnes
*Overall Length :57.35 m
*Lbp :54.8 m
*Brdth Mlt :11 m
*Draught Max :2.825 m
*Engine Build :CUMMINS INDIA LIMITED, KOTHRUD
*Power :1044 KW
*Aux GEN :2x 112 KW 415 V 50 Hz AC
*Speed :12 knots
References
External links
*http://www.newsreporter.in/oil-barge-inducted-into-navy
*http://company.indiatradepage.com/143801/
{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy
Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy
Ships of the Indian Navy
Auxiliary barge classes