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INS Matanga, the second Gaj-class tugboat
Class overview
Name	Gaj-class tugboat
Builders	Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, India
Operators	Indian Navy
In commission	1973–2017
Completed	2
Active	0
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Ocean-going Tugboat
Tonnage	1,313 GT
Displacement	1,600 long tons (1,600 t) full load
Length	67.8 m (222 ft 5 in)
Beam	12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
Draught	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × Garden Reach G7V diesel engines 2 shafts 3,920 bhp (2,923 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity	Bollard pull: 40 tons
Complement	75 including 6 officers
Sensors and processing systems	Decca 1226 (I) Radar
Armament	1 × 40 mm 60-cal Bofors Mk 3 gun

The Gaj class offshore tugboats are a series of two auxiliary watercraft built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd., Kolkata, for the Indian Navy. The vessels in the class are Indian Navy's biggest tugboats and can be used for towing aircraft carriers.

Description

Each vessel in the class has a 40-ton bollard pull and are powered by twin Garden Reach G7V diesel engines coupled to two propellers with a total output of 3920 bhp. They have four foam monitors installed for firefighting operations. The vessels have a speed of 15 knots and are also fitted with diving and salvage equipment. They carry an RCC (recompression chamber) and can render limited submarine rescue services.

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Gaj class tugboat
INS Matanga

Ships in the class

See also

• Tugboats of the Indian Navy

References

1. ^ "INS Matanga, Active Indian Navy ships". bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
2. ^ "ATF Gaj class". harpoondatabases.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
3. "Diving Cadre And The Chariot Project". Indian Navy. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
4. "INS Gaj commissioned". The Times of India.
5. "Indian Navy decommissions two ships". Jane's 360. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
6. "Ocean Going Tug INS Matanga (A 53)". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

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