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|Ship image=File:INS Shakti, Deepak Class Fleet Tanker, Indian Navy.jpg
|Ship caption= INS ''Shakti'' en-route to [[Qingdao]], [[China]].}}
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|Builders= [[Fincantieri]]
|Operators= {{navy|India}}
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|Ship type= Replenishment Fleet Tanker
|Ship displacement= 27,500 tons full load
|Ship length= {{convert|175|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{convert|25|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught= {{convert|9.1|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion= 10,000 kw diesel engine
|Ship speed= {{convert|20|kn}}
|Ship range= {{convert|12,000|mi|km}} at {{convert|15|kn}}
|Ship complement= 248<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Future/209-Fleet-Tanker.html Bharat-Rakshak.com Fleet Tanker]</ref>
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|Ship armament= 4 × [[AK-630]]<ref name=sify>{{cite news|title=Indian Navy strengthens far-reaching capability|url=http://www.sify.com/finance/indian-navy-strenghtens-far-reaching-capability-news-default-lbvr4qjfaaj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125111851/http://www.sify.com/finance/indian-navy-strenghtens-far-reaching-capability-news-default-lbvr4qjfaaj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2011|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=Sify|date=21 January 2011}}</ref>
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|Ship aircraft facilities= Flight Deck for operating Seaking and Chetak helicopters
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The '''''Deepak'' class''' is a class of fleet replenishment tankers of the [[Indian Navy]] built by [[Fincantieri]]. Two ships were ordered and the first one joined the fleet on 21 January 2011, while the second joined on 1 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13133/
|title = First Fleet Tanker For Indian Navy Launched At Muggiano
|date = 12 February 2010
|access-date = 14 February 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120317030840/http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13133/
|archive-date = 2012-03-17
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>

==History==
INS Deepak construction programme by Muggiano Shipyard of Fincantieri, involved three different shipyards of [[Fincantieri]], Italy, in a challenging time frame of two years. The ship is in double hull configuration which provides greater safety against accidental oil spillages in accordance with latest [[MARPOL 73/78|MARPOL]] regulations.

===Costs and offset clause===
Fincantieri announced in October 2008 that it won an order to build a fleet tanker, with an option for another, against competitive bidding from leading international players, especially from Russia and Korea. The contract, worth about 139 million euro includes a second vessel under an option clause which was signed in March 2009. According to an interview published in Defenseworld.net in May 2009, senior BEL executives stated that as part of the offsets for the first fleet tanker, Fincantieri, in 2008, placed an order worth 14.3 million euros for the supply of Composite Communication System, Versatile Communication System, ESM System, Electric Opto Fire Control System and their integration on board the fleet tanker. [[Bharat Electronics]] (BEL) will implement this order in 2009.

==Ships of the class==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Name
!Pennant
!Homeport
!Launched
!Commissioned

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| {{INS|Deepak|A50|6}} || A50 || [[Karwar]] || 12 February 2010 || 21 January 2011<ref name="toi2" />
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| {{INS|Shakti|A57|6}} || A57 || [[Visakhapatnam]] || 11 October 2010 || 1 October 2011<ref>[http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000381.aspx Shakti for Indian Navy launched at Sestri Ponenete (Genova)]</ref>
|}

On 12 February 2010, the first ship of the class {{INS|Deepak|A50|6}} was launched. The [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|CAG]] (Comptroller and Auditor General) reported that substandard steel was chosen which helped Fincantieri to bag the contract quoting lower cost.<ref>[http://www.stratpost.com/cag-pokes-finger-at-inferior-steel-in-navy-tankers CAG pokes finger at inferior steel in navy tankers]</ref> On 21 January 2011, INS ''Deepak'' was commissioned in a ceremony at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai by the Defence Minister of India.<ref name="toi">[https://archive.today/20120529192513/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-11/india/28379975_1_tankers-ins-deepak-ins-jyoti 2 new fleet tankers to boost naval presence]</ref>

{{INS|Shakti|A57|6}} is the second ''Deepak''-class fleet tanker. It was launched on 11 October 2010 and commissioned on 1 October 2011.<ref name="toi2">[https://archive.today/20130103094256/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-02/hyderabad/30234909_1_indian-navy-admiral-nirmal-verma-solid-cargo INS Shakti inducted into the Indian navy]</ref><ref name="dnai">[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_fleet-tanker-ins-shakti-inducted-into-indian-navy_1593818 Fleet tanker INS Shakti inducted into Indian Navy]</ref><ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/regions/visakhapatnam/ins-shakti-be-commissioned-today-616 INS Shakti to be commissioned today]</ref>

==Gallery==

{{Gallery
|title=Images of Deepak-class ships at sea
|width=160 | height=170
|align=center
|File:INS Viraat with INS Deepak.jpg
|[[INS Viraat]] approach the fleet tanker [[INS Deepak]] for Replenishment at sea.
|File:INS Shakti replenishing USS Carl Vinson.jpg
|The [[Nimitz-class aircraft carrier]] [[USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)]] and the [[Indian Navy]] replenishment oiler [[INS Shakti (A57)]] conduct a refueling-at-sea exercise
|File:Yoga onboard INS Shakti.jpg
|[[Yoga]] onboard [[INS Shakti (A57)]]
|File:"INS Deepak" (A50) Replenishment oiler 27,500 tonnes, Indian Navy. (14105281345).jpg
|[[INS Deepak (A50)]] Replenishment oiler of Indian Navy near [[Mumbai]] coast.
|File:INS Shakti entering Sattahip harbour in 2015.jpg
|INS Shakti entering [[Sattahip]], [[Thailand]]
}}

==See also==
*[[Aditya-class auxiliary ship]]
*[[Komandarm Fedko class oiler]]
*[[HSL-class fleet support ship]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAptrHTjB4A Video]

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