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The Astravahini class of torpedo recovery vessels are a series of naval auxiliary watercraft built by Goa Shipyard Limited and P.S. & Company for the Indian Navy.[1] They are intended to recover practice torpedoes and mines, fired and laid by ships, submarines and aircraft. The vessels can stow two full-sized torpedoes on deck and two on a recovery ramp.
The vessel A72 sank on 6 November 2014 during a routine exercise near Visakhapatnam after taking on water, with one sailor dead and four missing.[2][3]
Ships in the class
| Yard no[4] | IMO number[5] | Pennant no | Commission | Decommission | Builder | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1083 | 7804077 | A71 | 15 September 1982 | 25 March 2005 | GSL | Torpedo Recovery Vessel |
| 1084 | 7804089 | A72 | 23 February 1983 | Sunk 6 November 2014 [2] | GSL | Torpedo Recovery Vessel |
| A73 | 5 November 1984[6] | 16 July 2015 [7] | P. S. & Company[8] | Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel |
Specification (A71 & A72)
- Displacement: 110 tonnes[9]
- Speed: 11 knots
- Dimension: 28.5 X 6.1 X 1.4 meters
- Engine: 2 Kirloskar MAN 12 cyl. diesels, 2 props. 720 bhp
- Crew: 13 total
See also
- List of active Indian Navy ships
- Template:INS, a catamaran-hulled torpedo recovery vessel that replaced the Astravahini class
References
- ↑ Surface Ships.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Torpedo recovery vessel sinks near Vizag; 1 dead, 4 missing. rediff.com(6 November 2014).
- ↑ Navy's auxiliary ship sinks off Vizag; sailor killed. The Hindu(7 November 2014).
- ↑ Product History. Goa Shipyard.
- ↑ Ship Register Search | IRCLASS | Indian Register of Shipping.
- ↑ Military Year-book 1985-86 (Volume 18)
- ↑ INS Astravahini decommissioned. The Hindu(17 July 2015).
- ↑ Ship & Boat International, Volume 37
- ↑ The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim