&sq=&lang=&file=File:INS_Jyoti_during_Milan_2018_exercise.jpg) INS Jyoti
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| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | Jyoti |
| Operator | Indian Navy |
| Builder | Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg[1] |
| Laid down | September 1993[2] |
| Launched | 8 December 1995[3] |
| Completed | 1995 |
| Commissioned | 20 July 1996[1] |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Komandarm Fedko-class replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 35,900 tonnes (35,300 long tons; 39,600 short tons) full load[2][4] |
| Length | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Beam | 25.3 m (83 ft)[3] |
| Draught | 11.35 m (37.2 ft) |
| Propulsion | One Bryansk–Burmeister & Wain 6DKRN60/195 diesel, 10,948 bhp. 1 fixed pitch propeller. |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Range | 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 208 (incl. 23 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems | 2 x Decca 1226 navigation radars |
| Armament | Close-in weapons systems for self-protection[5][6] |
| Armor | Twin-hulled |
| Aircraft carried | 1 Alouette III helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | A helicopter deck |
| Notes | Cargo capacity: 28,000 tons at full load |
INS Jyoti (A58) (meaning: sacred light) is the third of four Komandarm Fedko-class replenishment oilers.[3] She was modified for naval use and is now being operated by the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy. Jyoti was the largest ship in the navy[7] until INS Vikramaditya (R33) was commissioned in November 2013. It is the third largest ship in the Indian Navy after the aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya. Its primary role is fleet replenishment and sustaining blue-water operations.[3] It was later fitted with close-in weapon systems for self-defence.[2][8]
It is 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 2400 nautical miles to 50 days and 16,800 nautical miles.[2][5][6][9]
- ^ a b Wertheim, Naval Institute Guide, pp 301.
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- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
gs1fwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "INS Jyoti's fire power to be enhanced". The Hindu. 28 October 2000. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ Eric Wertheim (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (15 ed.). Naval Institute Press. p. 301. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2.
- ^ "Fleet of Indian Navy". UPSC Guide. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ Rai (Retd), Cmde Ranji. "Indian Navy's Aircraft Carriers and other Programmes". India Strategic. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.