INS Gaj (2002)

INS Gaj is an offshore tugboat built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam for the Indian Navy. It operated under the navy's Eastern Naval Command.

Description
It is powered by twin Wartsila diesel engine having power of 1421 hp (1,060 kW). The propulsion is provide by two Volth Shneider propellers which allows for a 360 degrees turn on spot. The rated capacity of the tugboat is 25-tonne Bollard Pull. The ship can achieve a speed in excess of 12 knots with an endurance of ten days. It is fitted with a six-tonne hydraulic deck crane and fire fighting equipments. It is also fitted with diving and salvage equipment. It has a complement of 22 sailors.

Commissioning
It was commissioned on 10 October 2002 in Eastern Naval Command (ENC) by its Commanding-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Raman Puri. The ship has been named after the erstwhile INS Gaj built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata having pennant No: A-51 and was commissioned in September 1973.

Specifications

 * Displacement: 560 tons
 * Length: 34 metres
 * Beam: 10 metres
 * Draft: 2.75 metres
 * Maximum Speed: 12 knots
 * Complement: 22 sailors including 1 officer
 * IMO number: 9232333