Vipul-class barge explained
| -- warship classes --> | +Vipul-class barge| Builders: | Vipul shipyard | | Operators: | Indian Navy | | Total Ships Building: | 2 | | Total Ships Planned: | 5 | | Total Ships Completed: | 3 | | Total Ships Active: | 3 |
| Ship Type: | Barge | | Ship Displacement: | 1042.634 tonnes | | Ship Length: | 50.2m (164.7feet) LOA 46.8m (153.5feet) LBP | | Ship Draught: | 2.9m (09.5feet) (max) | | Ship Power: | - Main:
- Caterpillar 1342kW
- Generators:
- 415 V 50 Hz
- 1 × 36hp
- 2 × 86hp
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Vipul class of barges are a series of five self-propelled water carrier
watercraft being built by
Vipul shipyard,
Surat for the
Indian Navy.
Description
They have a displacement of 1040 tonnes and are long. Each vessel in the series is operated by a crew of 20. They are fitted with two engines and are capable of speed up to 12 knots. They have a capacity to carry 500 tonnes of fresh water. They are intended to serve warships at anchorage outside the harbour and elsewhere to ensure quick operational turnaround. They are being built at Magdalla port in Surat as per contract concluded in February 2006.
| IRS no[1] | Date of commission |
| INS | | |
| INS | | |
| 35823 | 11 October 2010 |
| 38186 | 29 March 2011 |
| 40373 | 11 September 2011 | |
Specifications
- Gross weight: 598 tonnes[1]
- Net weight: 179 tonnes
- Dead weight: 604.85 tonnes
- Displacement: 1042.634 tonnes
- Light weight: 437.784 tonnes
- Overall length: 50.2 meters
- Lbp: 46.8 meters
- Brdth Mlt: 11 meters
- Draught (max): 2.9 meters
- Depth Mld: 3.8 meters
- Engine: Caterpillar
- Power: 1342 kW
- Auxiliary generator: 1 x 36 kW, 2 x 86 kW 415 V 50 Hx AC
- Speed: 12 knots
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: IRCLASS . Indian Register of Shipping . 2013-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130621234432/http://www.irclass.org/ship_info . 2013-06-21 . dead .
