The Komandarm Fedko class is a class of replenishment tankers operated by the Indian and Chinese navies. Four ships of the Komandarm Fedko class were constructed by the Soviet Union, later Russia, of which one was bought by India, one by China and two are in commercial service. INS Jyoti (meaning "light") is the third largest ship in the Indian Navy after the aircraft carrier Template:INS.[1]
History
Template:INS was constructed by the Admiralty Shipyard of St. Petersburg, Russia. It was built to be a Project 15966M merchant tanker, but was modified and purchased by the Indian Navy, and commissioned on 20 July 1996. The ship was based at Bombay, where it arrived in November 2006. It is deployed as a major force multiplier in sustaining the navy's blue water operations. It can increase the range of a naval task force without tanker support from seven days and Template:Convert to 50 days and Template:Convert.[2][3][4][5] INS Jyoti visited Shanghai in 2003,[6] and participated in exercises by the Indian and Singapore navies in 2010.[7][8]
Ships of the class
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Homeport | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:INS | A58 | Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg[9] | Karwar | 20 July 1996[9] | Active |
| Qinghai-Hu | AO 885 | Kherson Shipyard, Kherson[10] | 5 August 1996[10] | Active |
See also
References
- ↑ Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Naval Institute Press(2007). ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2
- ↑ INS Jyoti. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ A58 Jyoti. Global Security. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ INS Jyoti's fire power to be enhanced. The Hindu(28 October 2000). Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ Indian Navy's Aircraft Carriers and other Programmes, Rai (Retd), Cmde Ranji. India Strategic. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ Indian warships wind up Shanghai visit. People's Daily(14 November 2003). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ India-Singapore naval exercises begin today. The Hindu(3 April 2010). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ Operational Deployment of Eastern Fleet 2011. Indian Navy. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wertheim, Naval Institute Guide, 301.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wertheim, Naval Institute Guide, 132.
External links
- INS Jyoti refueling two frigates at sea during SIMBEX 2011
- INS Jyoti in Exercise Malabar|Malabar 2011
