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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Navy inducts new sea-going barge 'Ambuda'". Business Standard. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

External links

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/in-navy-history.htm

[Indiannavy-1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Decommissioned-2] "Navy inducts new sea-going barge 'Ambuda'". Business Standard. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

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