Arga-class tugboat: Difference between revisions

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), speed of 12 knots 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 auxiliary electrical generation plant of 60 kW each and are fitted with a sewage treatment plant. 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.