Aditya-class auxiliary ship
INS Aditya departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20 June 2009. | |
Class overview | |
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Name: | Aditya class |
Builders: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
Operators: | Indian Navy |
Preceded by: | Deepak class |
In commission: | April 2000-present |
Completed: | 1 |
Active: | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Replenishment and Repair Ship |
Displacement: | 24,612 tons full load |
Length: | 172 m (564 ft) |
Beam: | 23 m (75 ft) |
Draft: | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
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Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
Range: | 10,000 mi (16,000 km) @ 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Complement: | 191 + 6 aircrew (incl. 3 pilots from No.321 Sqn) |
Armament: | |
Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Chetak (from No.321 Sqn) or Sea King |
The Aditya-class auxiliary ship is a class of replenishment and repair ships currently in service with the Indian Navy. The class is a modified and lengthened version of the original Deepak class. INS Aditya is the only ship in this class.
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INS Aditya
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