Corporated-class of sullage barges are a series of seven yard craft being built by M/s Corporated Shipyard Private Limited, Kolkata for the Indian navy.[1]
Description
editThe barges have a designed capacity to carry 300 tonnes of oil in 6 equal size tanks.[1] Their steel cutting was started on 21 October 2009 and keel laying of 4 Barges was done on 30 October 2009. They have been certified and classed by Indian Register of shipping.[2] The barges will be in service of the Western Naval Command's bases at Karwar and Mumbai. As of December 2012, construction of 4 barges have been completed. The SB-II barge however met an accident with Pamban railway bridge on 13 January 2013 while being delivered to the navy's Western Command.
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| Corporated class sullage barge | |
 SB-II Barge Accident |
Ships in the class
edit| IRS no. | Barge name | Build date |
|---|---|---|
| 37974 | SB-I | 18 July 2011 |
| 37194 | SB-V | 2 March 2011 |
| 39697 | SB- VII | 11 August 2012 |
| 41377 | SB-II | 18 December 2012 |
Specification
edit- Gross weight: 220 tonnes[2]
- Net weight:66 tonnes
- Dead weight:302.8 tonnes
- Displacement:468 tonnes
- Light weight:165 tonnes
- Overall length: 31.5 meters
- LBP: 29.9 meters
- Brdth: 7.9 meters
- Draught (max): 2.75 meters
- Depth Mld: 3.6 meters
References
edit- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Ship Register Search | IRCLASS | Indian Register of Shipping". Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.