INS Matanga, the second Gaj-class tugboat
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Gaj-class tugboat |
| Builders | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, India |
| Operators | Indian Navy |
| In commission | 1973–2017 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 0 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean-going Tugboat |
| Tonnage | 1,313 GT |
| Displacement | 1,600 long tons (1,600 t) full load |
| Length | 67.8 m (222 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | Bollard pull: 40 tons |
| Complement | 75 including 6 officers |
| Sensors and processing systems | Decca 1226 (I) Radar |
| Armament | 1 × 40 mm 60-cal Bofors Mk 3 gun |
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The Gaj class offshore tugboats are a series of two auxiliary watercraft built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd., Kolkata, for the Indian Navy. The vessels in the class are Indian Navy's biggest tugboats and can be used for towing aircraft carriers.
Description
Each vessel in the class has a 40-ton bollard pull and are powered by twin Garden Reach G7V diesel engines coupled to two propellers with a total output of 3920 bhp. They have four foam monitors installed for firefighting operations. The vessels have a speed of 15 knots and are also fitted with diving and salvage equipment. They carry an RCC (recompression chamber) and can render limited submarine rescue services.
| External image | |
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| Gaj class tugboat | |
| INS Matanga |
Ships in the class
| Pennant No. | Name | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Notes |
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| A-51 | INS Gaj | September 1972 | 20 September 1973 | 14 August 1996 | |
| A-53 | INS Matanga | 29 October 1977 | 2 April 1983 | 27 January 2017 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "INS Matanga, Active Indian Navy ships". bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "ATF Gaj class". harpoondatabases.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Diving Cadre And The Chariot Project". Indian Navy. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "INS Gaj commissioned". The Times of India.
- ^ "Indian Navy decommissions two ships". Jane's 360. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Ocean Going Tug INS Matanga (A 53)". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.