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Manoram class ferry

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Name
  
Manoram class

Completed
  
2

Type
  
Ferry

Operators
  
Indian Navy

Active
  
2

Displacement
  
578.146 tonnes

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 crafts and are fitted with modern navigational aids and have capacity to ferry 250 passengers.

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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    Manoram-class ferry Wikipedia
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