Manoram-class ferry
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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.{{cite news|title=Manoram|url=http://frontierindia.net/album/250-men-ferry-craft-manoram-inducted-into-the-indian-navy}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Commission and deployment
- 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.
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See also
- {{sclass2|GSL|ferry|1}}
- {{sclass|Shalimar|ferry|1}}
- {{sclass|Makar|survey catamaran|1}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130621234432/http://www.irclass.org/ship_info Specifications]
- [http://frontierindia.net/album/250-men-ferry-craft-manoram-inducted-into-the-Indian-navy INS Manoram Commissioned]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/A-250-Men-ferry-craft-Vihar-was-inducted-into-the-Indian-Navy-in-a-simple-ceremony-at-Naval-Dockyard-Mumbai-/articleshow/17157637.cms INS Vihar Commissioned]
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