Bhim-class tugboat

The Bhim class of tugboats is a class of service watercraft built by Tebma Shipyard Limited, a subsidiary of Bharati Shipyard Ltd, for the Indian Navy.

Class overview
Builders	Tebma Shipyard LTD, a subsidiary of Bharati Shipyard
Operators	Indian Navy
Built	3
Planned	3
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat
Displacement	373 tons
Length	28.5 m (94 ft)
Beam	9.5 m (31 ft)
Draught	2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Propulsion	2 x V-12 cylinder Cummins KTA38M2 engines, each generating 1200 HP continuous duty at 1800 RPM
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	13

Description

Each vessel is 28.5 metres long and has a beam of 9.5 metres and a draught of 2.8 metres. Each tug in the class has a capacity of 25 tonnes bollard pull. The vessel are fitted with a pair of V-12 cylinder Cummins KTA38M2 engines, each generating 1200 HP continuous duty at 1800 RPM. They are fitted with stainless steel propellers and also features Aquamaster US1201 Z-drives with 1800mm diameter nozzles. They also have two 100 kVA, 415 V, 3 Phase, 50 Hz diesel powered auxiliary generator sets. It is a follow-up order of B.C. Dutt class tugboat

Service history

SRPBhim and SRP Ajral serve with the Eastern Naval Command at Vishakhapatnam, and SRP Balshil serves with the Southern Naval Command at Kochi.

External images
Bhim Class
INS Bhim
INS Balshil
INS Balshil
25 T BP SRP Tug(Bhim)

Boats in the class

Name	Date of commission
INS Bhim	8 March 2004
INS Balshil	23 August 2004
INS Ajral	17 December 2004

Other specifications

• Auxiliary power installed: 100 kW, 415 V, 3 Phase, 50 Hz diesel
• Fuel carrying capacity : 25 tons
• Water carrying capacity : 12 tons

See also

• Tugboats of the Indian Navy

References

• Sainik Samachar - Balshil joins Navy - Retrieved on 2009-04-27.
• Bhim class at Bharat-Rakshak - Retrieved on 2009-05-05.
• Bhim class
• First Bhim class tug delivered

External links

• Tebma official website Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine