INS Varuna

Class overview
Operators	Indian Navy
General characteristics
Type	Sail Training Ship
Tons burthen	420 tons
Length	54 m
Beam	8.5 m
Draught	4 m
Propulsion	2 x Kirloskar Cummins Diesel (320hp each)
Complement	Commanding Officers - 1; Officers - 5; Seamen - 6; Petty Officers - 4; Cadets - 45;
Notes	8 square sails; 12 fore and aft sails;

INS Varuna is a sail training vessel of the Indian Navy. Varuna was completed in April 1981 by Alcock-Ashdown in Bhavnagar, and is based at Kochi, the home of India's Southern Naval Command. It can carry 26 cadets.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Varuna Class". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ Hiranandani, G.M. (2009). Transition to Eminence: The Indian Navy 1976-1990. Delhi: Lancer. p. 398. ISBN 8170622662.

This military article about the Indian Armed Forces is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a specific naval ship or boat is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Varuna Class". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

[2] Hiranandani, G.M. (2009). Transition to Eminence: The Indian Navy 1976-1990. Delhi: Lancer. p. 398. ISBN 8170622662.

[1]

[2]

See also

References