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The '''Balram class''' of [[tugboat]]s were a series of service watercraft built by [[Goa Shipyard Limited]] for the [[Indian navy]]. Each tug in the class has a rated capacity of 20 tonnes bollard pull. They are powered by twin Kirloskar SEMT-Pielistick (8PA4 V200) of total {{convert|3200|hp|abbr=on}}. They are also fitted with three monitors for fire fighting. INS Bajrang and INS Balram were stationed at [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Eric">''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems'' By Eric Wertheim</ref><br />
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==Ships of the class==<br />
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|image1=[http://cdn2.shipspotting.com/photos/middle/6/9/0/1538096.jpg INS Balram ]<br />
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! Yard no<ref name=Product_history>{{cite web|url=http://www.goashipyard.co.in/products_history.aspx |title=Product History : Goa Shipyard |access-date=2016-06-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706134133/http://www.goashipyard.co.in/products_history.aspx |archive-date=2016-07-06 }}</ref><br />
|| '''Name''' || '''Delivery date''' || '''IMO number'''<br />
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| 1131 || INS Balram || 28 December 1988 || 8835762<ref name=Balram>[http://maritime-connector.com/ship/balram-8835762 Balram]maritime-connector.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704161939/http://maritime-connector.com/ship/balram-8835762/ |date=4 July 2017 }}</ref><br />
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| 1162 || INS Bajrang || 15 January 1991 || 8814859<ref name=Bajrang>[http://maritime-connector.com/ship/bajarang-8814859/ Bajrang]maritime-connector.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620165412/http://maritime-connector.com/ship/bajarang-8814859/ |date=20 June 2017 }}</ref><br />
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==Specifications==<br />
*Gross tonnage: 216 ton<ref name=Eric/><br />
*DWT: 35 tons<br />
*Length: 29.7 m<br />
*Width: 9.7 m<br />
*Draught: 4.3 meters<br />
*Crew: 12 total<br />
*Speed: {{convert|12|knot}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships#Tugboats|Tugboats of the Indian Navy]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Tugs of the Indian Navy]]<br />
[[Category:Auxiliary tugboat classes]]</div>DeangeloWaley