The Poshak class of barge were a series of self-propelled aviation fuel carriers built by Mazagon Dock Limited of the Indian navy.The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim The AVCAT tankers had a carrying capacity of 400 tonnes.Transport, Volume 19 by K.H. Rau, 1969The Indian & Eastern Engineer, Volume 111, 1969
Ships of the class +Barges in the class - Name commission INS Poshak 3-July-1970 INS PuraK 5-June-1970
See also INS Poshak - A fuel-carrying barge delivered to the Indian Navy in 2012.
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