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'''''B.C. Dutt'' class of tugboats''' are series of service watercraft built by [[Tebma Shipyard Limited]] (a subsidiary of [[Bharati Shipyard]] Ltd), for [[Indian navy]] during 1998-99. The vessels in the class have a rated capacity of 25 ton [[bollard pull]]. The propulsion is provided by [[Azimuth thruster|Schottel Rudder Propeller]] (SRP). [[Bhim class tugboat]] is a follow-up order of B.C. Dutt class tugboat.

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|image1=[http://cdn2.shipspotting.com/photos/middle/8/3/6/37638.jpg INS Tarafdar]
|image2=[http://www.tebma.com/images/popup/tebmapopup_72.jpg 25 T BP SRP Tug ]
|}}

==Vessels in the class==
{| class="wikitable"
!Name||Date of commission || IMO number<ref name=maritime>http://maritime-connector.com/ships/ {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|INS B.C. Dutt||1998 || 9177727
|-
|INS Tarafdar||1999 || 9177741
|}

==Specifications==
*Length: 28 m<ref name=Tebma>[http://www.tebma.com/html/offerings/tugs.html# Tugs - Vessels delivered]</ref>
*Breadth: 9.40 m
*Depth: 4 m
*Speed: 12.5 knots
*Bollard pull: 25 tonnes
*Displacement: 355 tonnes
*Draft: 1.6 m
*Output: 2 X 933 kW
*Main engines: Cummins KTA 3067 M

==See also==
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships#Tugboats|Tugboats of the Indian Navy]]

==References==
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[[Category:Ships of the Indian Navy| ]]
[[Category:Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Tugs of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Auxiliary tugboat classes]]

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