Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel A73. Attribution: Indian Navy.
Role[]
They specialises in removing and in one (A73) case also launching mines and torpedoes in nortical (out on the open seas) weapons tests and maneuvers.
Accidental losses[]
The A72 sank on 6 November 2014 during a routine exercise near the city of Visakhapatnam after taking on water. 1 sailor dead and 4 went missing.
Data[]
Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel (The specifications for A71 & A72).
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Data.
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| Nationality.
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Indian.
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| Displacement.
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110 tonnes.
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| Top Speed.
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11 knots.
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| Crew.
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13.
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| Displacement.
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N\A, but obviously small.
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Drought:
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N\A, but obviously small.
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| Installed power.
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720 bhp.
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| Propellers.
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2 propellers.
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| Range.
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N\A, but obviously small.
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| Sensors and processing systems.
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N\A, but obviously has at least a weather and navigation radar by maritime law.
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| Armament.
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None other than the sailor's personal self-defence weapons.
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| Aircraft carried.
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Non.
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| Built in.
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1982.
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| Power source.
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Diesel engines.
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| Struck.
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.
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| Dose it have nukes.
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No.
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| Laid down.
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.
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| Launched.
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.
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| Completed.
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.
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| Commissioned.
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.
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| Decommissioned.
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.
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| Builder.
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Goa Shipyard Limited and P.S. & Company for the Indian Navy..
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| Sources.
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https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Astravahini-class_torpedo_recovery_vessel, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=727254675, http://web.archive.org/web/20150325134508/http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/84 to http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/84, http://web.archive.org/web/20130621234432/http://www.irclass.org:80/ship_info to http://www.irclass.org/ship_info#, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Astravahini-class_torpedo_recovery_vessel, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astravahini-class_torpedo_recovery_vessel, http://www.rediff.com/news/report/defence-news-indian-navy-torpedo-recovery-vessel-sinks/20141106.htm, http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/one-dead-and-four-missing-as-navy-ship-sinks/article6571469.ece?homepage=true, https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEVyQbaVNYEhkAAAxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEycmQ3a3NqBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjE2MThfMQRzZWMDc2M-?p=Astravahini-class+Torpedo+Recovery+Vessel&fr=dss_yset_chr, http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Astravahini-class_torpedo_recovery_vessel and https://www.indiannavy.gov.in/content/torpedo-recovery-vessels.
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Also see[]
- Navy
- INS Kursura (S20)
- 18 in. Mk. VII (India)
