Deepak-class oiler

The Deepak-class tankers of the Indian Navy were fleet replenishment ships.[1]

INS Deepak (A50), the lead ship of her class of tankers of the Indian Navy
Class overview
Name: Deepak class
Operators:  Indian Navy
Succeeded by: Aditya class
Planned: 2
Completed: 2
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Type: Tanker
Displacement: 15,000 tons
Length: 168 m (551 ft)
Beam: 23 m (75 ft)
Speed: 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Complement: 169

Ships of the class

Name Pennant Builder Commissioned Status
INS DeepakA50[2]20 November 1967Decommissioned on 30 April 1996[3]
INS ShaktiA57[2]31 December 1975Decommissioned on 21 July 2007
INS DeepakA50Bremer Vulkan1967 by Mugul Line Ltd India as merchant shipScrapped
INS Shakti (A57)

See also

References

  1. http://indiannavy.nic.in/tankers_shakti.htm
  2. "Fleet of the Past - Deepak Class". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
  3. GM Hiranandani. Transition to Guardianship: The Indian Navy 1991–2000. Lancer Publishers LLC. ISBN 9781935501664. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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