Aditya-class auxiliary ship

INS Aditya departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20th June 2009.
Class overview
Builders: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators:  Indian Navy
Succeeded by: Deepak class
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:2 × ECR MAN B&W 16V 40/45 diesel engines with 23,972 hp (17,876 kW) sustained
3 × 500 kW generators
2 × 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 × SA-N-10 SAM launcher with 24 missiles
3 × 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.

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