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|Ship type= Tugboat
|Ship displacement= 373 tons
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The '''''Bhim'' class''' of [[tugboat]]s is a class of service watercraft built by [[Tebma Shipyard Limited]], a subsidiary of [[Bharati Shipyard]] Ltd, for the [[Indian navy]].

==Description==
Each vessel is 28.5 metres long and has a beam of 9.5 metres and a draught of 2.8 metres. Each tug in the class has a capacity of 25 tonnes [[bollard pull]]. The vessel are fitted with a pair of V-12 cylinder Cummins KTA38M2 engines, each generating 1200 HP continuous duty at 1800 RPM. They are fitted with stainless steel propellers and also features Aquamaster US1201 Z-drives with 1800mm diameter nozzles. They also have two 100 kVA, 415 V, 3 Phase, 50 Hz diesel powered auxiliary generator sets. It is a follow-up order of [[B.C. Dutt class tugboat]]

==Service history==
SRP''Bhim'' and SRP ''Ajral'' serve with the [[Eastern Naval Command]] at [[Vishakhapatnam]], and [[INS Balshil|SRP ''Balshil'']] serves with the [[Southern Naval Command]] at [[Kochi]].

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|image1=[https://archive.today/20130215135952/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Bhim.jpg INS Bhim ]
|image2=[https://www.flickr.com/photos/42955882@N02/3995548033/lightbox/ INS Balshil]
|image3=[http://mod.nic.in/Samachar/dec01-04/image_n/21a.gif INS Balshil]
|image4=[http://www.tebma.com/images/popup/tebmapopup_75.jpg 25 T BP SRP Tug(Bhim)]
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==Boats in the class==
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!Name|| Date of commission
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|INS Bhim||8 March 2004
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|[[INS Balshil]]||23 August 2004
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|INS Ajral||17 December 2004
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==Other specifications==
*Auxiliary power installed: 100 kW, 415 V, 3 Phase, 50 Hz diesel
*Fuel carrying capacity : 25 tons
*Water carrying capacity : 12 tons

==See also==
*[[List_of_active_Indian_Navy_ships#Tugboats|Tugboats of the Indian Navy]]

== References ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011155211/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/dec01-04/body.html Sainik Samachar - Balshil joins Navy] <small>- Retrieved on 2009-04-27.</small>
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022933/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Bhim.html ''Bhim'' class at Bharat-Rakshak] <small>- Retrieved on 2009-05-05.</small>
*[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/96-Bhim-Class.html ''Bhim'' class]
*[http://www.marinelink.com/news/article/first-of-three-tugs-delivered-to-indian/322958.aspx First Bhim class tug delivered]

==External links==
*[http://www.tebma.com/html/offerings/tugs.html# Tebma official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108031057/http://www.tebma.com/html/offerings/tugs.html |date=8 November 2012 }}

{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}

[[Category:Ships of the Indian Navy| ]]
[[Category:Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Tugs of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Bhim-class tugboats| ]]
[[Category:Auxiliary tugboat classes]]

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