Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel

Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel (A73)

Astravahini class of torpedo recovery vessel are series of naval auxiliary watercraft built by Goa Shipyard Limited and P.S. & Company for the Indian Navy.[1] They are intended to recover practice torpedoes and mines, fired and laid by ships, submarines and aircraft. The vessels can stow two full-sized torpedoes on deck and two on a recovery ramp.

The vessel A72 sank on 6 November 2014 during a routine exercise near Visakhapatnam after taking on water, with one sailor dead and four missing.[2]

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Astravahini class
A-72 TRV

Ships in the class

Ships in the class
Yard no[3] IMO Number[4] Pennant no Commission Decommission Builder Remark
1083 7804077 A-71 15 September 1982 25 March 2005 GSL Torpedo Recovery Vessel
1084 7804089 A-72 23 February 1983 Sunk 6 Nov 2014 [5] GSL Torpedo Recovery Vessel
A-73 5 November 1984[6] P. S. & Company[7] Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel

Specification (A-71 & A-72)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/84
  2. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/news/report/defence-news-indian-navy-torpedo-recovery-vessel-sinks/20141106.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.goashipyard.co.in/products_history.aspx
  4. ↑ http://www.irclass.org/ship_info#
  5. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/news/report/defence-news-indian-navy-torpedo-recovery-vessel-sinks/20141106.htm
  6. ↑ Military Year-book 1985-86 (Volume 18)
  7. ↑ Ship & Boat International, Volume 37
  8. ↑ The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim
  9. ↑ http://members.tripod.com/upadhyay_harsh/indiannavypage.htm

External links

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