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'''Arga Class''' of [[tugboat]]s are series of service watercraft built by Tebma Shipyard LTD (a subsidiary of [[Bharati Shipyard]] Ltd) in [[Malpe]], for [[Indian navy]].
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|Ship displacement= 239.48 tonnes
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The '''''Arga'' class''' of [[tugboat]]s are a series of six service watercraft being built by [[Tebma Shipyard Limited]] (a subsidiary of [[Bharati Shipyard]] Ltd) in [[Malpe]], for the [[Indian Navy]].
 
==Description==
Each vessel in the series is 22.8 metres long and 7.42 metres wide with a draft forward (bow) of 2.35 metres. Each tug has a capacity of 10 tonnes bollard pull at 85 per cent maximum continuous rating (MCR) and 12 knots speed at 85 per cent MCR and is fitted with two 850 HP Kirloskar caterpillar engines coupled to two Steerable Rudder Propellers of 1350 mm diameter. The vessels have two Auxillary electrical generationg plant of 60 kw each and are fitted with a sewage treatment plant. INS Arga and INS Bali are named after coastal villages of Karwar District and both were inducted into the service by Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain.
Each vessel in the series is {{convert|22.8|m|ftin|sp=us}} long and {{convert|7.42|m|ftin|sp=us}} wide with a [[Draft (hull)|draft]] forward ([[Bow (ship)|bow]]) of {{convert|2.35|m|ftin|sp=us}}. Each tug has a capacity of 10 tonnes [[bollard pull]] at 85 per cent maximum continuous rating (MCR), speed of 12 knots at 85 per cent MCR and is fitted with two {{convert|850|hp|lk=in|adj=on}} [[Caterpillar Inc|Caterpillar]] [[Kirloskar Group|Kirloskar]] engines, coupled to two steerable rudder propellers of {{convert|1,350|mm|abbr=on}} diameter. The vessels have two auxiliary electrical generation plant of 60&nbsp;kW each and are fitted with a sewage treatment plant. They have been designed by M/s Ska Marine, [[Chennai]].<ref name=a>{{Cite web |url=http://www.skamarine.com/Projects2.html |title=:: Welcome to Ska Marine :: Projects |access-date=13 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221214715/http://www.skamarine.com/Projects2.html |archive-date=21 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> INS ''Arga'' and INS ''Bali'' are named after the coastal villages of Karwar District and both were inducted into the service by Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain.
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==Ships in the class==
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! IR Numbeer|| IMO Number|| Ship Name|| Launch Date || Commission Date || First Home Port
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| 145 ||41949 || 9600231 || INS ARGA ''Arga''|| || 01-Aug-121 August 2012 ||Seabird naval[[INS baseKadamba]], [[Karwar]]
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| 146 ||41951 || 9600243 || INS BALI ''Bali''|| 11-Sep-12 September 2012 || 28-Sep-12 September 2012||Seabird naval[[INS baseKadamba]], [[Karwar]]
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| 147 ||41963 || 9600255 || INS ANUP ''Anup''|| 11-Sep-12 September 2012 || 28 September 2012||[[INS Kadamba]]. [[Karwar]]
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| 148 || || || || || ||
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| 149 || || || || || ||
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| 150 || || || || || ||
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==Specification==
*Gross Tonnage : 181 Tonnes
*Dead Weight : 35.52 Tonnes
*Displacement : 239.48 Tonnes
*Overall Length : 22.8 Meters
*Beam : 7.42 Meters
*Draught Max : 2.3 Meters
*Engine : 1268 KW Caterpillar
*Aux. GEN : 2X60KW 415V 50HZ AC
*Speed : 12 Knots
 
==See also==
* [[List of active Indian Navy ships#Tugboats|Tugboats of the Indian Navy]]
* [[INS Pamba]]
 
* [[INS Purak]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/karwar-naval-shipyard-inducts-10tonne-tug/article3715587.ece Arga Commissioned at Karwar]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042207/http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/44926--indian-navy-gets-two-more-tugboats-from-malpe Bali and Anup launched]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053300/http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/45449-navy-gets-one-more-tugboat-in-karwar- Bali commissioned at Karwar]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130621234432/http://www.irclass.org/ship_info Specifications]
* [http://www.tebma.com/html/facilities/tempamaple.html Tebma official website]
 
{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}
==External Links==
*http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/karwar-naval-shipyard-inducts-10tonne-tug/article3715587.ece Arga Commission
*http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/44926--indian-navy-gets-two-more-tugboats-from-malpe Bali, Anup Launch
*http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/45449-navy-gets-one-more-tugboat-in-karwar- Bali commission
*http://www.irclass.org/ship_info Specification
*http://www.tebma.com/html/facilities/tempamaple.html
 
*[[Category:Ships of the Indian Navy ]]
*[[Category:Tugs of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Auxiliary tugboat classes]]