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'''INS ''Ambuda''''' is a self-propelled water carrier barge built by [[Vipul shipyard]] Ltd (a subsidiary of [[ABG Shipyard]] Ltd) in [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]] for the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=brahmand>[http://brahmand.com/news/Indian-Navy-inducts-new-auxiliary-craft-Ambuda/5155/1/10.html Indian Navy inducts new auxiliary craft Ambuda]</ref>

==Description==
The auxiliary ship is 50 metres (164 ft 1 in) long, weighs 930 tonnes and has a capacity to carry 500 tonnes of water. The barge is powered by two caterpillar engines with a total output of 1,800 BHP and has a top speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). ''Ambuda'' has accommodation for 20 crew members and a galley or corridor kitchen facility. It has tank gauging systems, fire fighting equipment and carries a rigid inflatable boat.<ref name=brahmand/> It has sea-going capability and carries all essential communication and navigation equipment.<ref name=brahmand/>

INS Ambuda (IR no. 35823<ref name=irclass>{{cite web |url=http://www.irclass.org/ship_info# |title= |website=www.irclass.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621234432/http://www.irclass.org/ship_info |archive-date=2013-06-21}}</ref>) is one of the five water barges built by Vipul Shipyard as per the contract concluded in February 2006. It was commissioned on 11 October 2010 by Commodore Ajay Kumar Sinha, Chief Staff Officer (Technical), [[Southern Naval Command]] at South Jetty, Naval Base.<ref name=brahmand/>
It is named after a previous auxiliary vessel, i.e. [[INS Ambuda (GRSE)]] which served the Indian Navy for more than four decades and was decommissioned in February 2007.<ref name=india-defence>[http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4620 Naval Auxiliary Craft Ambuda Inducted into Southern Naval Command Naval Ship Repair Yard]</ref>
[[INS Pamba]] (IR no. 38186<ref name=irclass/>) and [[INS Pulakesin-1]] (IR no. 40373<ref name=irclass/>) are her sister ships which were commissioned on 29 March 2011 and 21 September 2011 respectively.

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==Specifications==
*Gross weight: 598 tonnes<ref name=irclass/>
*Displacement: 1042 tonnes
*Overall length: 50.2 meters
*Draught (max): 2.9 meters
*Main engine: 1342 kW
*Auxiliary generator: 1 x 36 kW 415 V 50 Hz AC; 2 x 86 kW 415 V 50 Hz AC

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/nov01-10/h11.htm Sainik Samachar - Archives]

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[[Category:Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy]]

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