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|Ship caption = INS ''Deepak''
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|Ship country=India
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|Ship name= ''Deepak''
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|Ship builder= [[Fincantieri]]
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|Ship yard number= 6186
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|Ship launched= 13 Feb 2010
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|Ship commissioned= 21 Jan 2011
|Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9601950}}
*{{MMSI Number|419095100}}
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: AVDL
|Ship status={{shipactive}}
|Ship motto= '' Anything , Anywhere ''
|Ship badge = [[File:INS Deepak (A50) emblem.JPG|150px|INS Deepak crest]]}}
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Homeport= mumbai
|Ship class={{sclass|Deepak|fleet tanker|3}}
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|Ship displacement=*{{convert|19150|t}} (light)
*{{convert|27000|t}} (maximum)
|Ship length={{convert|175|m}}
|Ship beam={{convert|25|m}}
|Ship draft= {{convert|9.1|m}} (Maximum)
|Ship depth= {{convert|19.3|m}}
|Ship decks= 10
|Ship power= MAN diesel engines, 9.3 MW
|Ship propulsion= Single shaft; [[Variable-pitch propeller (marine)|controllable-pitch propeller]]
|Ship speed= {{convert|20|kn}}
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|Ship endurance= {{convert|10000|nmi}} at {{convert|20|kn}}
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|Ship complement=*248<ref name=in1f>{{cite web|title=INS Deepak|url=http://www.indiannavy.gov.in/naval-fleet/ins-deepak|work=Surface fleet|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=1 February 2013}}</ref>
*180 [[Naval rating|ratings]] and 20 officers
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'''INS ''Deepak''''' is a {{sclass|Deepak|fleet tanker}} built by [[Fincantieri]]. ''Deepak'' was launched on 13 February 2010 and commissioned on 21 January 2011.<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|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=Sify|date=21 January 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Future/209-Fleet-Tanker.html Bharat-Rakshak.com Fleet Tanker]</ref><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|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317030840/http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13133/|archive-date=17 March 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.stratpost.com/cag-pokes-finger-at-inferior-steel-in-navy-tankers CAG pokes finger at inferior steel in navy tankers]</ref>

== Design and description ==

=== Capacity ===
The ''Deepak''-class tanker can carry {{convert|17900|t}} of cargo, including {{convert|15500|t}} tonnes of liquid cargo (water, ship and aircraft fuel) and {{convert|500|t}} tonnes of solid cargo (victuals and ammunition). It can handle 16 cargo containers on the upper deck and was equipped with an eight-bed hospital, with laboratory and X-ray facilities.<ref name=iol4o>{{cite news|title=Indian vessels dock in Durban Harbour|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/indian-vessels-dock-in-durban-harbour-1.1396445#.Ua22TUCl440|access-date=4 June 2013|newspaper=IOL|date=4 October 2012}}</ref> The modern cargo handling facility on board the ship enables transfer of heavy solid cargo via a {{convert|30|t}} capacity deck crane, and simultaneous fuelling of multiple ships at sea, and can refuel at the rate of {{convert|1500|t}} per hour.<ref name="sify21j"/><ref name=toi>{{cite web|title=INS Shakti inducted into the Indian navy|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-02/hyderabad/30234909_1_indian-navy-admiral-nirmal-verma-solid-cargo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114014141/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-02/hyderabad/30234909_1_indian-navy-admiral-nirmal-verma-solid-cargo|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> Workshop facilities on the ship can support other ships of the fleet and it is capable of supporting heavy helicopters.<ref name=hin>{{cite news|title=INS Shakti commissioned|date=2 October 2011|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/ins-shakti-commissioned/article2505289.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref>

== Service history ==
''Deepak'', along with {{INS|Delhi|D61|6}} took part in India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime ([[IBSAMAR]] III) during October 2012. This ships docked at Durban for three days as part of the deployment.<ref name=iol4o /><ref>{{cite news|title=Indian warships to visit SA|url=http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Indian-warships-to-visit-SA-20121003|access-date=4 June 2013|newspaper=News 24|date=3 October 2012}}</ref>

[[File:INS Viraat with INS Deepak.jpg|thumb|[[INS Viraat]] approaching INS Deepak for refueling|306x306px]]

==See also==
{{commons category|INS Deepak (A50)}}
*[[INS Shakti (A57)|INS ''Shakti'']]
*[[INS Jyoti (A58)|INS ''Jyoti'']]
*[[INS Aditya (A59)|INS ''Aditya'']]

== References ==
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{{Deepak-class fleet tanker}}
{{List of ships built by Fincantieri}}

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[[Category:Deepak-class fleet tankers]]
[[Category:2010 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built by Fincantieri]]

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