INS Shakti
INS Shakti (A57) during Malabar 2012
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| Name: | INS Shakti |
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| Yard number: | 6186 |
| Launched: | 11 October 2010 |
| Commissioned: | 1 October 2011 |
| Motto: | Anything , Anywhere |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Deepak-class fleet tanker |
| Displacement: | 27,550 tonnes (27,110 long tons; 30,370 short tons) |
| Length: | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Beam: | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.1 m (30 ft) ( Max ) |
| Depth: | 19.3 m (63 ft) |
| Decks: | 10 |
| Installed power: | 2 × MAN diesel engines, 19.2 MW (25,700 hp) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft; controllable-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Endurance: | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 180 sailors and 20 officers |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
Chaff launcher system |
| Armament: | 4 × AK-630 Close-in weapons system |
| Aircraft carried: | Various helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Aviation hangar |
| Notes: | Cargo capacity: 17,900 tonnes at full load |
INS Shakti (A57) is a Deepak-class fleet tanker in service with the Indian Navy. She was built by Fincantieri, an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste. She is the second and final ship of her class.Shakti, along with her predecessor Deepak, is one of the largest ships of the Indian Navy.
Construction of the vessel began in November 2009 and it was launched in October 2010. She was handed over to India by September 2011 and was commissioned on 1 October 2011. The construction of the vessel was completed in a record time of 27 months, after the contract worth 159.32 million € was signed in April 2008.
INS Shakti can refuel four ships at a time, with a fuelling speed of 1,500 tonnes per hour while her predecessors had a speed of 300 per hour. She is also equipped with state-of-the art electronics, medical facilities and storage spaces. According to Admiral Nirmal Verma, Shakti would significantly add to the Indian Navy's ability to conduct and sustain operations distant from the coast.
INS Shakti has a length of 175 m (574 ft) overall, a beam of 25 m (82 ft) and a draught of 9.1 m (30 ft). The ships displaces about 27,550 tonnes (27,110 long tons; 30,370 short tons) at full load. The complement is about 200, including 20 officers.
The ship is powered by two MAN diesel engines providing a total power of 19.2 MW (25,700 hp). This allows the ship to reach a maximum speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) and an endurance of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph).
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