Aditya-class auxiliary ship

Class of Indian repair ships

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

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.

## Gallery

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INS Aditya images at Sea

* INS Aditya (A59) refueling INS Vikramaditya

* INS Aditya fleet tanker at sea

* Top view of INS Aditya

* INS Aditya during berthing operation.

* INS Aditya arriving at Toulon, France

* INS Aditya departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20 June 2009.

## See also

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* Komandarm Fedko-class oiler

## References

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### Notes

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### Sources

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* Bharat Rakshak