Deepak-class fleet tanker
INS Shakti en-route to Qingdao, China. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Fincantieri |
| Operators | Indian Navy |
| Preceded by | Aditya class |
| Succeeded by | HSL class |
| In commission | 2011–present |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Replenishment fleet tanker |
| Displacement | 27,500 tons full load |
| Length | 175 m (574 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | 10,000 kW (13,000 hp) diesel engine |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 248 |
| Armament | 4 × AK-630 |
| Aircraft carried | Sea King or HAL Chetak |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck for helicopter operations |
The Deepak class is a class of fleet replenishment tankers of the Indian Navy built by Fincantieri. Two ships were ordered and the first one joined the fleet on 21 January 2011, while the second joined on 1 October 2011.