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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Fincantieri |
| Operators |  Indian Navy |
| Preceded by | Aditya class |
| Succeeded by | HSL class |
| In commission | 2011-present |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Replenishment Fleet Tanker |
| Displacement | 27,500 tons full load |
| Length | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Beam | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Draught | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
| Propulsion | 10,000 kw diesel engine |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 12,000 miles (19,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 248[1] |
| Armament | 4 × AK-630[2] |
| Aircraft carried | Sea King or HAL Chetak |
| Aviation facilities | Flight Deck for helicopter operations |
The Deepak class is a class of fleet replenishment tankers of the Indian Navy built by Fincantieri. Two ships were ordered and the first one joined the fleet on 21 January 2011, while the second joined on 1 October 2011.[3]
- ^ Bharat-Rakshak.com Fleet Tanker
- ^ "Indian Navy strengthens far-reaching capability". Sify. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "First Fleet Tanker For Indian Navy Launched At Muggiano". 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2010.