Aditya-class auxiliary ship

The Aditya-class auxiliary ship is a class of replenishment and repair ships currently in service with the Indian Navy. The class is a modified and lengthened version of the original Deepak class. INS Aditya is the only ship in this class.

INS Aditya (A59) near Goa, India
Class overview
Name	Aditya class
Builders	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	Deepak class Komandarm Fedko class
Succeeded by	Deepak class
In commission	April 2000-present
Completed	1
Active	1
General characteristics
Type	Replenishment and Repair Ship
Displacement	24,612 tons full load
Length	172 m (564 ft)
Beam	23 m (75 ft)
Draft	7.5 m (25 ft)
Propulsion	2 × ECR MAN B&W 16V 40/45 diesel engines with 23,972 hp (17,876 kW) sustained 3 × 500 kW generators 2 × 1500 kW power take-off shaft generators
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Range	10,000 mi (16,000 km) @ 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	191 + 6 aircrew (incl. 3 pilots from No.321 Sqn)
Armament	1 × SA-N-10 SAM launcher with 24 missiles 3 × 2A42 30mm Medak guns
Aircraft carried	1 × HAL Chetak or Sea King

Gallery

INS Aditya images at Sea

• 
  INS Aditya (A59) refueling INS Vikramaditya
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  INS Aditya fleet tanker at sea
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  Top view of INS Aditya
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  INS Aditya during berthing operation.
• 
  INS Aditya arriving at Toulon, France
• 
  INS Aditya departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20 June 2009.

See also

• Komandarm Fedko-class oiler