INS ''Puran'' (Literally means ''Ancient'')
[https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/purana] is a self-propelled fuel carrier barge built by
Modest Infrastructure Ltd in Bhavnagar,
Gujarat
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Indian Navy
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Description
The auxiliary ship has a capacity to carry 500 tonnes of fuel. Purak has sea going capabilities and all of the essential communication and navigation equipment. The wheel house is air conditioned and the vessel is classed under IRS (No:40634) with class notation : +SUL + IY, for carriage of oil with flash point above 60 degree.
''Puran'' is part of a series of five barges being built by the Modest Infrastructure Limited. Its sister ship is .
See also
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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
The Indian Navy (IN) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Navy, maritime a ...
References
External links
SpecificationsModest Infrastructure Ltd.
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Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy