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A '''GSL service barge pontoon''' is a non self-propelled yardcraft built by [[Goa Shipyard Limited]] for the [[Indian Navy]].

The [[pontoon (boat)|pontoon]] is a [[catamaran]] having rectangular shaped, flat-bottomed hulls.
The hulls are connected by trusses of round pipes and steel deck transverse beams. Each hull is divided into eight watertight compartments. The pontoon have cylindrical [[rubber]] fenders of 600&nbsp;mm O.D. installed on both sides to absorb impacts and low reaction loads. Structural provisions have been made for vertical roller fenders at the forward and aft corners on the side facing the ship. The fenders are not installed/fitted. The pontoon is intended for berthing service [[barges]] on a ship by serving as spacers between the service barge and the ship. The pontoon deck is used for temporary storage of cargos during handling/mooring.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/rfp/Tender_Pontoons_Gangways_dgnp(m).pdf |title=Tender Pontoons Gangways |access-date=26 February 2013 |archive-date=10 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610221727/http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/rfp/Tender_Pontoons_Gangways_dgnp(m).pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

It was built as part of an order to construct four berthing pontoons, one service barge pontoon and four [[gangway (nautical)|gangway]]s. The [[request for proposal]] was issued on 7 March 2011 and the contract was signed in June 2011. By February 2013 it had been delivered and was stationed at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goashipyard.co.in/NewsEventsDetails.aspx?id={0054-0108-0148-0128-0161-0192-0225-0256} |title=News & Events Details |publisher=Goa Shipyard |date= |accessdate=2013-05-07}}</ref> [[GSL class berthing pontoon]]s are its cousin [[sister ship]]s.

==Dimension==
*Length overall : 40.0&nbsp;m
*Breadth without fenders : 9.0&nbsp;m
*Depth moulded : 4.0&nbsp;m
*Design draught : 1.4&nbsp;m
*Lightweight : 300 tons

===Operating Performance===
*Towing speed : 6 knots .
*Sea state during mooring : Sea state 5
*Design wave height under sea state 5 : 3.5&nbsp;m
*Maximum wind speed : 35&nbsp;m/s
*Permissible load on pontoon deck : 8 T/m

==See also==
*[[GSL class berthing pontoon]]

==References==
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{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}

[[Category:Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Ships of the Indian Navy]]


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