INS Aditya (A59)
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 INS Aditya departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20th June 2009. |
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| Career |  Indian Navy |
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| Name: | INS Aditya |
| Builder: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Commissioned: | 3 April 2000 |
| Motto: | "Sustenance for Victory and Beyond" |
| Fate: | Active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Aditya class replenishment and repair ship |
| Displacement: | 24,612 tons full load |
| Length: | 172.0 m (564.3 ft) |
| Beam: | 23.0 m (75.5 ft) |
| Draft: | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x ECR MAN B&W 16V 40/45 diesel engines with 23,972 hp and 1 shaft, 3 x 500 kW generators and 2 x 1,500 kW power take-off shaft generators |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | 10,000 mi (16,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 191 and 6 aircrew (incl. 3 pilots from No.321 Sqn) |
| Armament: | 1 x SA-N-10 SAM launcher with 24 missiles 3 x 2A42 30mm Medak guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Chetak (from No.321 Sqn) or Sea King |
INS Aditya (A59) is an Aditya class replenishment and repair ship currently in service with the Indian Navy. As there is only one ship in this class, INS Aditya is the lead ship. The ship was commissioned on 3 April 2000.
INS Aditya is a fully air-conditioned and lengthened version of the original Deepak class, but with a multipurpose workshop and with four RAS (Replenishment At Sea) stations alongside. The ship was built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). Building progress was very slow and the ship was plagued by propulsion problems, during her sea trials in September 1999.
[edit] Cargo Capacity
- 2250 m³ water
- 2170 m³ ammunition and stores
- 14,200 m³ diesel and aviation kerosene
The ship can carry 12,000 tons of liquid cargo, comprising LSHSD, FFO, aviation kerosene, distilled & fresh water and 5000 tons of solid cargo. The ship features a Hallapa deck and Canadian Hepburn RAS (Replenishment At Sea) equipment. INS Aditya is also equipped with a 2 ton heavy jackstay and a 20 ton crane.
[edit] References
- Aditya class at Bharat-Rakshak – Retrieved on 2009-04-19
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