Arga-class tugboat

The Arga class of tugboats are a series of six service watercraft being built by Tebma Shipyard Limited (a subsidiary of Bharati Shipyard Ltd) in Malpe, for the Indian Navy.

Class overview
Name: Arga class
Operators:  Indian Navy
Planned: 6
Completed: 3
General characteristics
Type: Tugboat
Tonnage:
Displacement: 239.48 tonnes
Length: 22.8 m (74 ft 10 in)
Beam: 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in)
Draft: 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)
Propulsion: 850 hp (630 kW) Caterpillar Kirloskar engines
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Description

Each vessel in the series is 22.8 meters (74 ft 10 in) long and 7.42 meters (24 ft 4 in) wide with a draft forward (bow) of 2.35 meters (7 ft 9 in). Each tug has a capacity of 10 tonnes bollard pull at 85 per cent maximum continuous rating (MCR), speed of 12 knots at 85 per cent MCR and is fitted with two 850-horsepower (630 kW) Caterpillar Kirloskar engines, coupled to two steerable rudder propellers of 1,350 mm (53 in) diameter. The vessels have two auxiliary electrical generation plant of 60 kW each and are fitted with a sewage treatment plant. They have been designed by M/s Ska Marine, Chennai.[1] INS Arga and INS Bali are named after the coastal villages of Karwar District and both were inducted into the service by Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain.

External image
INS Bali
INS Bali induction

Ships in the class
Yard number[1]IR numberIMO numberShip nameLaunch dateCommissioning dateHome port
145419499600231INS Arga1 August 2012INS Kadamba, Karwar
146419519600243INS Bali11 September 201228 September 2012INS Kadamba, Karwar
147419639600255INS Anup11 September 201228 September 2012INS Kadamba. Karwar
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See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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