INS Shakti (A57)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Shakti.

INS Shakti
INS Shakti
History
India
NameShakti
Builder
Yard number6186
Launched11 October 2010[1]
Commissioned1 October 2011
Identification
MottoAnything, Anywhere
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeDeepak-class fleet tanker
Displacement27,550 tonnes (27,110 long tons; 30,370 short tons)[3]
Length175 m (574 ft)
Beam25 m (82 ft)
Draft9.1 m (30 ft) (Maximum)
Depth19.3 m (63 ft)
Decks10
Installed power2 × MAN diesel engines, 19.2 MW (25,700 hp)
PropulsionSingle shaft; controllable-pitch propeller
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Endurance10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement180 sailors and 20 officers
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Chaff launcher system[4]
Armament4 × AK-630 Close-in weapons system[4]
Aircraft carriedVarious helicopters[4]
Aviation facilitiesAviation hangar
NotesCargo capacity: 17,900 tonnes at full load

INS Shakti (A57) (lit. Strength)[5] is a Deepak-class fleet tanker in service with the Indian Navy. She was built by Fincantieri, an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste.[3] She is the second and final ship of her class.[6] Shakti, along with her predecessor Deepak, is one of the largest ships of the Indian Navy.[2]

The construction of the vessel began in November 2009 and she was launched in October 2010. She was handed over to India by September 2011 and was commissioned on 1 October 2011.[2][7][8] The construction of the vessel was completed in a record time of 27 months, after the contract worth €159.32 million was signed in April 2008.[4]

INS Shakti can refuel four ships at a time, with a fuelling speed of 1,500 tonnes per hour while her predecessors had a speed of 300 per hour. She is also equipped with state-of-the art electronics, medical facilities and storage spaces.[4] According to Admiral Nirmal Verma, Shakti would significantly add to the Indian Navy's ability to conduct and sustain operations distant from the coast.[4]

  1. ^ "INS Shakti launched at Italian shipyard". The Deccan Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Admiral Nirmal Verma, CNS commissions INS Shakti at Visakhapatnam". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "INS Shakti commissioned". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Indian Navy strengthens far-reaching capability". Sify. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  5. ^ "शक्ति". 17 March 2023 – via Wiktionary.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference naval-technology1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Fleet tanker INS Shakti inducted into Indian Navy". DNA India. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  8. ^ "INS Shakti inducted into the Indian navy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.