Gaj-class tugboat explained

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.[1]

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.[2] [3]

Ships in the class

Pennant No.Name Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Notes
A-51 INS Gaj September 1972 [4] 20 September 1973 14 August 1996
A-53 INS Matanga29 October 1977 2 April 1983 27 January 2017 [5] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INS Matanga, Active Indian Navy ships . bharat-rakshak.com . 17 May 2014.
  2. Web site: ATF Gaj class . harpoondatabases.com . 17 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222145558/http://www.harpoondatabases.com/encyclopedia/Entry1284.aspx . 22 February 2014 .
  3. Web site: Diving Cadre And The Chariot Project . Indian Navy . 17 May 2014.
  4. Web site: INS Gaj commissioned. .
  5. Web site: Indian Navy decommissions two ships . Jane's 360 . 30 January 2017 . 13 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Ocean Going Tug INS Matanga (A 53) . Indian Navy . 4 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105045950/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ins-matanga . 5 January 2014 .

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