Gaj-class tugboat

The Gaj class offshore tugboats are a series of two auxiliary watercraft built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd., Kolkata, for the Indian Navy. The vessels in the class are Indian Navy's biggest tugboats and can be used for towing aircraft carriers.[1]

Not to be confused with INS Gaj (2002).

INS Matanga, the second Gaj-class tugboat
Class overview
Name: Gaj-class tugboat
Builders: Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, India
Operators: Indian Navy
In commission: 1973–2017
Completed: 2
Active: 0
Retired: 2
General characteristics [1][2]
Type: Ocean-going Tugboat
Tonnage: 1,313 GT
Displacement: 1,600 long tons (1,600 t) full load
Length: 67.8 m (222 ft 5 in)
Beam: 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
Draught: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Garden Reach G7V diesel engines
  • 2 shafts
  • 3,920 bhp (2,923 kW)
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity: Bollard pull: 40 tons
Complement: 75 including 6 officers
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Decca 1226 (I) Radar
Armament: 1 × 40 mm 60-cal Bofors Mk 3 gun

Description

Each vessel in the class has a 40-ton bollard pull and are powered by twin Garden Reach G7V diesel engines coupled to two propellers with a total output of 3920 bhp. They have four foam monitors installed for firefighting operations. The vessels have a speed of 15 knots and are also fitted with diving and salvage equipment. They carry an RCC (recompression chamber) and can render limited submarine rescue services.[1][2][3]

External image
Gaj class tugboat
INS Matanga

Ships in the class
Pennant No.NameLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedNotes
A-51INS GajSeptember 1972 [4]20 September 197314 August 1996[1][2]
A-53INS Matanga29 October 19772 April 198327 January 2017 [5][6]

See also

References
  1. "INS Matanga, Active Indian Navy ships". bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. "ATF Gaj class". harpoondatabases.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. "Diving Cadre And The Chariot Project". Indian Navy. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. "INS Gaj commissioned".
  5. "Indian Navy decommissions two ships". Jane's 360. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  6. "Ocean Going Tug INS Matanga (A 53)". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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