INS ''Deepak'' is a built by

Fincantieri Fincantieri S.p.A. () is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. Already the largest shipbuilder in Europe, after the acquisition of Vard in 2013, Fincantieri group doubled in size to become the fourth largest in the world (20 ...

. ''Deepak'' was launched on 13 February 2010 and commissioned on 21 January 2011.

Design and description

Capacity

The ''Deepak''-class tanker can carry of cargo, including tonnes of liquid cargo (water, ship and aircraft fuel) and tonnes of solid cargo (victuals and ammunition). It can handle 16 cargo containers on the upper deck and was equipped with an eight-bed hospital, with laboratory and X-ray facilities. The modern cargo handling facility on board the ship enables transfer of heavy solid cargo via a capacity deck crane, and simultaneous fuelling of multiple ships at sea, and can refuel at the rate of per hour. Workshop facilities on the ship can support other ships of the fleet and it is capable of supporting heavy helicopters.

Service history

''Deepak'', along with took part in India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime (

IBSAMAR IBSAMAR are a series of naval exercises between the navies of India, Brazil and South Africa. The name IBSAMAR is an abbreviation of India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime. See also * IBSA Dialogue Forum The IBSA Dialogue Forum ( India, Brazil ...

III) during October 2012. These ships docked at Durban for three days as part of the deployment. INS Viraat with INS Deepak

References

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