Aditya-class auxiliary ship
Appearance
Class overview | |
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Name | Aditya class |
Builders | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
Operators | Indian Navy |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded 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) |
Propulsion |
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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 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.
Gallery
[edit]INS Aditya images at Sea
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INS Aditya (A59) refueling INS Vikramaditya
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INS Aditya fleet tanker at sea
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Top view of INS Aditya
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INS Aditya during berthing operation.
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INS Aditya departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20 June 2009.