GSL class of personnel ferries are series of six service craft built by state owned
Goa Shipyard Limited
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is an Indian Government owned ship building company located on the West Coast of India at Vasco da Gama, Goa. It was established in 1957, originally by the colonial government of the Portuguese in India as the "Estalei ...
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Vasco Vasco may refer to:
* Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish
* ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos
* Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
* Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco
* Club de Regatas Va ...
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Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates sig ...
. They are general purpose utility auxiliary watercraft used for transportation of personnel in harbour. The vessels stationed at Mumbai harbour are planned to be succeeded by
Manoram class ferry
The ''Manoram''-class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair, at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of Ind ...
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List of vessels
Specifications
[The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 15th edition Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems, by Eric Wertheim]
*Displacement: 175 Tonnes
*Speed: 11 knots
*Dimensions: 28.10 m * 7.62 m * 1.47 m
*Power: 2 diesel engines
*Propulsion: 2 propellers
*Crew: 6 sailors
*Capacity: 156 seated passengers
See also
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Manoram class ferry
The ''Manoram''-class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair, at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of Ind ...
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Shalimar class ferry
Shalimar-class ferry is a series of three service watercraft built by Shalimar Works (1980) Ltd, Kolkata for the Indian Navy. The catamarans can carry up to 50 personnel. Each unit in this class is of double-hull catamaran-type and are made of st ...
References
External links
GSL - Products
{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy
Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy
Ships of the Indian Navy
Auxiliary ferry classes