Barges would provide impetus to operational commitments of Indian Navy
MSME Shipyard SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd of Visakhapatnam has delivered ‘Missile Cum Ammunition Barge, LSAM 13 (Yard 81)’ to the Indian Navy on 25 Sep 24 at Naval Dockyards, Mumbai for INS Tunir makeinindia .
The Induction Ceremony was presided over by Cmde C Rami Reddy, Commanding Officer, INS Tunir sbi .
It is the fifth Barge of 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition Barge project built by SECON nseindia .
The contract for building 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition Barge was signed between Ministry of Defence and SECON on 19 Feb 21 bseindia .
Induction of these Barges would provide impetus to operational commitments of IN by facilitating Transportation, Embarkation and Disembarkation of articles/ ammunition to IN platforms both alongside jetties and at outer harbours investindia .
These Barges are indigenously designed and built under relevant Naval Rules and Regulation of Indian Register of Shipping. The model testing of the Barge during design stage was undertaken at Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam. These Barges are proud flag bearers of Make in India initiative of the Indian Government deutsche-boerse . Fiinews.com
