INS Ajay was the first warship[1][2] built in Independent India[3] and the namesake of the Ajay-class patrol vessels. She was built by the Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers (Now Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers) and was delivered to the Indian Navy on 21 September 1960.[citation needed]
| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | INS Ajay |
| Builder | Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata |
| Fate | Transferred to Bangladesh |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ajay-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 35.7 m (117 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Complement | 35 |
| Armament |
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In July 1974 the Indian Navy gave her to the Bangladesh Navy.[4] (Her sister ship INS Akshay (P3136) had been transferred as BNS Padma in 1973). INS Ajay served in the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Surma.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Indian Navy Indigenisation Present State". Indian Navy. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Achievements & Highlights". Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Keel Laying of Fast Patrol Vessel at GRSE". Sainik Samachar. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Surma (6124889)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 19 November 2019.