Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel A73.

The Astravahini class of torpedo recovery vessels are a series of naval auxiliary watercraft built by Goa Shipyard Limited and P.S. & Company for the Indian Navy.[1] They are intended to recover practice torpedoes and mines, fired and laid by ships, submarines and aircraft. The vessels can stow two full-sized torpedoes on deck and two on a recovery ramp.

The vessel A72 sank on 6 November 2014 during a routine exercise near Visakhapatnam after taking on water, with one sailor dead and four missing.[2][3]

Ships in the class

Ships in the class
Yard no[4] IMO number[5] Pennant no Commission Decommission Builder Notes
1083 7804077 A71 15 September 1982 25 March 2005 GSL Torpedo Recovery Vessel
1084 7804089 A72 23 February 1983 Sunk 6 November 2014 [2] GSL Torpedo Recovery Vessel
A73 5 November 1984[6] 16 July 2015 [7] P. S. & Company[8] Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel

Specification (A71 & A72)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Surface Ships". Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Torpedo recovery vessel sinks near Vizag; 1 dead, 4 missing". rediff.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ^ Subrahmanyam, G. S. (7 November 2014). "Navy's auxiliary ship sinks off Vizag; sailor killed". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Product History". Goa Shipyard. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Ship Register Search | IRCLASS | Indian Register of Shipping". Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  6. ^ Military Year-book 1985-86 (Volume 18)
  7. ^ "INS Astravahini decommissioned". The Hindu. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  8. ^ Ship & Boat International, Volume 37
  9. ^ The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim

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