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{{short description|Ship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}{{italic title|string=Aditya}}

{{Infobox ship
|section1={{Infobox ship/image
| image = INS Aditya (A59) provided prompt medical assistance in Indian Ocean.jpg
| image_caption = INS ''Aditya'' near [[Goa]], India
}}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career
| hide_header =
| country = India
| flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
| name = ''Aditya''
| namesake = [[Surya]], a [[Solar deity]] in [[Hindu mythology|Hinduism]]
| ordered =
| builder = [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]
| laid_down =
| launched = 15 November 1993
| acquired =
| commissioned = 3 April 2000<ref>{{cite web|title=INS Aditya|url=http://www.indiannavy.gov.in/naval-fleet/ins-aditya|work=Surface fleet|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=1 February 2013}}{{dead link|date=May 2026}}</ref>
| decommissioned =
| in_service =
| out_of_service =
| struck =
| reinstated =
| identification = *{{IMO Number|8609656}}
*{{MMSI Number|419049600}}
* [[Hull number]]: A59
| motto = ''"Sustenance for Victory and Beyond"''
| honours =
| fate =
| status = Active
| notes =
| badge =
}}

|section3={{Infobox ship/class overview
| name = ''Aditya'' class
| builders = [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]
| operators = {{navy|India}}
| class_before = *{{sclass|Deepak|oiler|4}}
*{{sclass|Komandarm Fedko|oiler|4}}
| class_after = {{sclass|Deepak|fleet tanker|4}}
| subclasses =
| built_range =
| in_commission_range = April 2000-present
| total_ships_building =
| total_ships_planned =
| total_ships_completed = 1
| total_ships_canceled =
| total_ships_active = 1
| total_ships_laid_up =
| total_ships_lost =
| total_ships_retired =
| total_ships_preserved =
}}

|section4={{Infobox ship/characteristics
| hide_header =
| header_caption =
| class = ''Aditya''-class replenishment and repair ship
| displacement = 24,612 tons full load
| length = {{cvt|172.0|m|ftin}}
| beam = {{cvt|23.0|m|ftin}}
| draught =
| draft = {{cvt|7.5|m|ftin}}
| propulsion = *2 × ECR MAN B&W 16V 40/45 diesel engines with {{cvt|23972|hp}} and 1 shaft,
*3 × 500 kW generators and 2 x 1,500 kW power take-off shaft generators
| speed = {{convert|20|kn|lk=in}}
| range = {{cvt|10000|mi|km}} at {{convert|16|kn}}
| complement = 191 and 6 aircrew
| sensors =
| EW =
| armament = *1 × [[SA-N-10]] [[surface-to-air missile|SAM]] launcher with 24 missiles
*3 × [[2A42]] {{cvt|30|mm}} Medak guns
| armour =
| armor =
| aircraft = 1 [[HAL Chetak]]
| aircraft_facilities =
| notes =
}}
}}

'''INS ''Aditya'' (A59)''' is an Aditya-class [[Replenishment oiler|replenishment]] and [[Auxiliary ship|repair ship]] in service with the [[Indian Navy]]. The ship was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 15 November 1993<ref>{{csr|register=MSI|id=8609656|shipname=Aditya|accessdate=27 October 2019}}</ref> and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 3 April 2000.

''Aditya'' is a fully air-conditioned and lengthened version of the original {{Sclass|Deepak|oiler|4}}, but with a multipurpose workshop and with four replenishment at sea (RAS) stations alongside. The ship was built at [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]] (GRSE). Building progress was very slow and the ship was plagued by [[Marine propulsion|propulsion]] problems, during her [[sea trial]]s in September 1999.

== Description ==
The ship has a cargo capacity of {{cvt|2250|m3}} water, {{cvt|2170|m3}} ammunition and stores and {{cvt|14200|m3}} diesel and aviation kerosene. The ship can carry 12,000 tons of liquid cargo, comprising LSHSD, [[Jet fuel|aviation kerosene]], distilled and fresh water and 5,000 tons of solid cargo. The ship features a Hallapa deck and Canadian Hepburn RAS equipment. ''Aditya'' is also equipped with a 2-ton heavy jackstay and a 20-ton crane. It can replenish four warships and one rotor aircraft simultaneously and was designed to be able to serve as command and control platform. It can refuel at the maximum rate of 600 tonnes per hour.<ref name=sify21j>{{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|accessdate=2 February 2013|newspaper=Sify|date=21 January 2011}}</ref><ref name=gs1f>{{cite web|title=A58 Jyoti|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/jyoti.htm|publisher=Global Security|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref>

''Aditya'' was initially armed with light and medium machine guns. The self-defence capability was added by installing new close-in weapons like anti-aircraft and anti-missile guns and missiles. Even though it is smaller than {{INS|Jyoti|A58|6}}, it has more advanced capabilities. It carries a helicopter as compared to only a helicopter deck of ''Jyoti''.<ref name=gs1f />

==Service history==
In 2010, ''Aditya'', along with three other warships of the navy - {{INS|Mysore|D60|6}}, {{INS|Tabar|F44|6}} and {{INS|Ganga|F22|6}}, were deployed to South Africa and took part in the 2nd IBSAMAR, the joint [[military exercise]] of the navies of India, Brazil, and South Africa. A total of 11 warships took part in the exercise, which was conducted off the coast of [[Durban]] from 13 to 27 September.<ref name=pib1f>{{cite web|title=Navy Stamps blue Water Presence Across IOR, bolsters Capacity with Induction of MIG-29k, INS Shivalik|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=68744|work=Year-end Review – 2010 Indian Navy|publisher=Press Information Bureau|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref>

In mid-July 2024, ''Aditya'' and {{INS|Visakhapatnam|D66|6}} conducted an exercise with [[United States Navy]]'s [[Carrier Strike Group 9]] centred on {{USS|Theodore Roosevelt|CVN-71|6}} along with [[Carrier Air Wing Eleven|Carrier Air Wing 11]] and {{USS|Daniel Inouye}} in the Indian Ocean.<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=U. S. Mission |date=2024-07-15 |title=The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Conducts Joint Maritime Activity with Indian Forces |url=https://in.usembassy.gov/the-theodore-roosevelt-carrier-strike-group-conducts-joint-maritime-activity-with-indian-forces/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Deshpande |first=Smruti |date=2024-07-15 |title=Indian Navy, US's Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conduct joint exercise in Indian Ocean |url=https://theprint.in/defence/indian-navy-uss-theodore-roosevelt-carrier-strike-group-conduct-joint-exercise-in-indian-ocean/2175192/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=India – US defence collaboration: Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, Indian Navy conduct joint activity |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-india-us-defence-collaboration-theodore-roosevelt-carrier-strike-group-indian-navy-conduct-joint-activity-3554116/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

==Gallery==

{{Gallery
|title=INS ''Aditya''
|width=160 | height=170
|align=center
|File:INS Aditya (A59) refuelling INS Vikramaditya.jpg
|''Aditya'' refueling the aircraft carrier {{INS|Vikramaditya}}
|File:INS Aditya fleet tanker at sea.jpg
|alt1=
|''Aditya'' at sea
|File:INS Aditya (A59).jpg
| Top view of ''Aditya''
|File:File Pic - INS Aditya.jpg
| ''Aditya'' during a berthing operation.
|File:INS Aditya arriving at Toulon, France on 24 April 2017.jpg
|''Aditya'' arriving at [[Toulon]], France
|INS Aditya A59.jpg
|''Aditya'' departing Portsmouth Naval Base, United Kingdom, 20 June 2009.
}}

==See also==
* {{INS|Deepak|A50|6}}
* {{INS|Shakti|A57|6}}
*[[Komandarm Fedko-class oiler|''Komandarm Fedko''-class oiler]]

== References ==
{{commons category|INS Aditya (A59)}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080616074306/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Aditya.html Bharat Rakshak]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080616074306/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Aditya.html ''Aditya'' class at Bharat-Rakshak] – Retrieved on 2009-04-19

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Ritesh Gandhi at 21:13, 6 May 2026