INS Aditya departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20th June 2009. |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Aditya class |
| Builders: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Operators: | Indian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Deepak class |
| Planned: | 1 |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Active: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Replenishment and Repair Ship |
| Displacement: | 24,612 tons full load |
| Length: | 172 meters |
| Beam: | 23 meters |
| Draft: | 7.5 meters |
| Propulsion: | 2 x ECR MAN B&W 16V 40/45 diesel engines with 23,972 hp (17,876 kW) sustained 3 x 500 kW generators 2 x 1500 kW power take-off shaft generators |
| 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: | 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 |
Aditya class 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.
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Commissioned | Status |
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| INS Aditya | A59 | April 1999 | Active |
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