INS Ambuda (GRSE)

INS Ambuda was a self-propelled water carrier barge built by M/s Garden Reach Workshops Ltd, Kolkata, for Indian Navy.[1]

INS Ambuda had a rated capacity to carry 200 ton of fresh water and was designed by Central Design Organisation (CDO) of Directorate of Naval Construction (DNC).[1] It was one of the first Indian navy vessel to be designed in India after independence. It was commissioned on 31-3-1966[1] and was decommissioned in February 2007 after serving for over 40 years.[2] Ambuda means Cloud in vernacular language.

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/book/export/html/956
  2. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/navy-inducts-new-sea-going-barge-%5Cambuda%5C/411120/

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