The Arga class of tugboats 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 long and wide with a draft forward (bow) of . 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 Caterpillar Kirloskar engines, coupled to two steerable rudder propellers of diameter. The vessels have two auxiliary electrical generation plant of 60 kW each and are fitted with a sewage treatment plant. They have been designed by M/s Ska Marine, Chennai. 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.
Ships in the class Yard number IR numberIMO numberShip nameLaunch date Commissioning date Home port 145 41949 9600231 INS Arga 1 August 2012 INS Kadamba, Karwar 146 41951 9600243 INS Bali11 September 2012 28 September 2012INS Kadamba, Karwar 147 41963 9600255 INS Anup11 September 2012 28 September 2012INS Kadamba. Karwar 148 149 150
See also Tugboats of the Indian Navy
References
External links Arga Commissioned at Karwar Bali and Anup launched Bali commissioned at Karwar Specifications Tebma official website