Vipul class of

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s are a series of five self-propelled water carrier

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being built by

Vipul shipyard The Vipul shipyard is a shipbuilding works at Magdalla Port in the Surat district of Gujarat. As of 2007, the works consisted of a slipway and 100 meters of waterfront spread across 8 acres of land. In May 2007, the ABG Shipyard Limited signed a M ...

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for the

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Description

They have a displacement of 1040 tonnes and are long. Each vessel in the series is operated by a crew of 20. They are fitted with two engines and are capable of speed up to 12 knots. They have a capacity to carry 500 tonnes of fresh water. They are intended to serve warships at anchorage outside the harbour and elsewhere to ensure quick operational turnaround. They are being built at

Magdalla The Port of Magdalla is a port in western India, located on the southern bank of the Tapi River, around 10 km from Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati an ...

port in Surat as per contract concluded in February 2006.

Specifications

*Gross weight: 598 tonnes *Net weight: 179 tonnes *Dead weight: 604.85 tonnes *Displacement: 1042.634 tonnes *Light weight: 437.784 tonnes *Overall length: 50.2 meters *Lbp: 46.8 meters *Brdth Mlt: 11 meters *Draught (max): 2.9 meters *Depth Mld: 3.8 meters *Engine: Caterpillar *Power: 1342 kW *Auxiliary generator: 1 x 36 kW, 2 x 86 kW 415 V 50 Hx AC *Speed: 12 knots

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* {{Ship classes of the Indian Navy Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy Ships of the Indian Navy Auxiliary barge classes