Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel

The Astravahini class of torpedo recovery vessels are a 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.

Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel A73.

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][3]

Ships in the class
Ships in the class
Yard no[4]IMO number[5]Pennant noCommissionDecommissionBuilderNotes
10837804077A7115 September 198225 March 2005GSLTorpedo Recovery Vessel
10847804089A7223 February 1983Sunk 6 November 2014 [2]GSLTorpedo Recovery Vessel
A735 November 1984[6]16 July 2015 [7]P. S. & Company[8]Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel

Specification (A71 & A72)
  • Displacement: 110 tonnes[9]
  • Speed: 11 knots
  • Dimension: 28.5 X 6.1 X 1.4 meters
  • Engine: 2 Kirloskar MAN 12 cyl. diesels, 2 props. 720 bhp
  • Crew: 13 total

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Torpedo recovery vessel sinks near Vizag; 1 dead, 4 missing". rediff.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. Subrahmanyam, G. S. (7 November 2014). "Navy's auxiliary ship sinks off Vizag; sailor killed". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. "Product History". Goa Shipyard. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Military Year-book 1985-86 (Volume 18)
  7. "INS Astravahini decommissioned". The Hindu. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  8. Ship & Boat International, Volume 37
  9. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim
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A-72 TRV
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