INS Aditya (A59)
History | |
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Name | Aditya |
Namesake | Surya,a Solar deity in Hinduism |
Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
Launched | 15 November 1993 |
Commissioned | 3 April 2000[1] |
Identification | |
Motto | "Sustenance for Victory and Beyond" |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Aditya class replenishment and repair ship |
Displacement | 24,612 tons full load |
Length | 172.0 m (564.3 ft) |
Beam | 23.0 m (75.5 ft) |
Draft | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
Range | 10,000 mi (16,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Complement | 191 and 6 aircrew (incl. 3 pilots from No.321 Sqn) |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak (from No.321 Sqn) |
INS Aditya (A59) is an
INS Aditya is a fully air-conditioned and lengthened version of the original
Description
The ship has a cargo capacity of 2250 m³ water, 2170 m³ ammunition and stores and 14,200 m³ diesel and aviation kerosene. The ship can carry 12,000 tons of liquid cargo, comprising LSHSD, aviation kerosene, distilled & fresh water and 5000 tons of solid cargo. The ship features a Hallapa deck and Canadian Hepburn RAS (Replenishment At Sea) equipment. Aditya is also equipped with a 2-ton heavy jackstay and a 20-ton crane. It can replenish four warships & one rotor aircraft simultaneously and was designed to be able to serve as command and control platform. It can refuel at the maximum rate of 600 tonnes per hour.[3][4]
Aditya was initially armed with light and medium machine guns. The self-defence capability was added by installing new close-in weapons like anti-aircraft and anti-missile guns and missiles. Even though it is smaller than INS Jyoti (A58), it has more advanced capabilities. It carries a helicopter as compared to only a helicopter deck of Jyoti.[4]
Service history
In 2010, INS Aditya, along with three other warships of the navy -
Gallery
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INS Aditya (A59) refueling INS Vikramaditya
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INS Aditya fleet tanker at sea
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Top view of INS Aditya
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INS Aditya during berthing operation.
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INS Aditya departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20 June 2009.
See also
References
- ^ "INS Aditya". Surface fleet. Indian Navy. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Aditya (8609656)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Indian Navy strengthens far-reaching capability". Sify. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ a b "A58 Jyoti". Global Security. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Navy Stamps blue Water Presence Across IOR, bolsters Capacity with Induction of MIG-29k, INS Shivalik". Year-end Review – 2010 Indian Navy. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- Aditya class at Bharat-Rakshak – Retrieved on 2009-04-19