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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Manoram class |
| Operators |  Indian Navy |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Active | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ferry |
| Displacement | 578.146 tonnes |
| Length | 62.1 m (203 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 9.41 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 250 passengers |
The Manoram-class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair, at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy. They are fully air-conditioned craft and are fitted with modern navigational aids and can ferry 250 passengers.[1]
Commission and deployment
[edit]- INS Manoram (IR Number: 39465): The first ship of the class was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) in presence of its Admiral Superintendent namely Rear Admiral AV Subhedar on 7 December 2011.
- INS Vihar (IR Number: 41298): The second ship of the class was also commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai in presence of its Admiral superintendent namely Rear Admiral AK Bahl on 9 September 2012.
| External image | |
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| Manoram class ferry | |
 INS Manoram induction |
