INS Gaj (2002)

INS Gaj is an offshore tugboat built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam for the Indian Navy. It operated under the navy's Eastern Naval Command.[1][2][3]

Not to be confused with Gaj-class tugboat.

INS Gaj

Description

Gaj is powered by twin Wartsila diesel engines having a power of 1421 hp (1,060 kW). The propulsion is provided by two Volth Schneider propellers which allows for a 360 degree turn on the spot. The rated bollard pull is 25 tonnes. The ship can achieve a speed in excess of 12 knots with an endurance of ten days. It is fitted with a six-tonne hydraulic deck crane and fire fighting equipment, and is also fitted with diving and salvage equipment. It has a complement of 22 sailors.[1][2][3][4]

Commissioning

It was commissioned on 10 October 2002 in Eastern Naval Command (ENC) by the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Raman Puri. The ship has been named after the previous Gaj class tugboat INS Gaj (with the pennant number A-51) built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata commissioned in September 1973.[2][3]

Specifications
  • Displacement: 560 tons[2][4]
  • Length: 34 metres
  • Beam: 10 metres
  • Draft: 2.75 metres
  • Maximum Speed: 12 knots
  • Complement: 22 sailors including 1 officer
  • IMO number: 9232333

See also

References
  1. "Ocean Going Tug INS Gaj". Surface fleet. Indian Navy official website. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. "INS Gaj commissioned". The Hindu. 11 October 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. "INS Gaj commissioned". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. "INS Gaj". Active fleet - Surface ships. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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