INS Jamuna (J16)
INS Jamuna (J16) is a hydrographic survey ship in the Indian Navy, under the Southern Naval Command. Jamuna is equipped with a helicopter, a Bofors 40 mm gun, four survey motor boats, and two small boats. The ship has the distinction of being associated with relief work in the wake of the Gujarat earthquake, Tsunami 2004, as well as Operation Vijay during the Kargil war. Jamuna was also awarded a Mention in Dispatches.
INS Jamuna in the foreground | |
| History | |
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| India | |
| Name | INS Jamuna |
| Namesake | Jamuna River |
| Builder | Goa Shipyard Limited |
| Launched | 4 September 1989 |
| Commissioned | 31 August 1991 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Hydrographic survey ship |
| Displacement | 1,929 long tons (1,960 t) full |
| Length | 87.8 m (288 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range |
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| Complement | 18 officers + 160 enlisted |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × HAL Chetak helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
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