The Modest class of barges is a series of self-propelled fuel carrier watercraft being built by Modest Infrastructure Ltd in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, for the Indian Navy.
Description Each vessel in the series have a length of with a beam of and have a draught of . They have capacity to carry 500 tons of fuel and have an air conditioned wheel house. The vessels are sea-going and have all of the essential communication and navigation equipment. They have been certified by IRS with Class notation : +SUL + IY., for carriage of oil with flash point above 60 Degree.
+Barges in the class Name IRS no Date of commission 40323 11 April 2012 40634
Specification Source: Gross weight :731 tonnes Net weight :220 tonnes Dead Weight :625.7 tonnes Displacement :1152.01 tonnes Light Weight :526.31 tonnes Overall Length :57.35 m Lbp :54.8 m Brdth Mlt :11 m Draught Max :2.825 m Engine Build :CUMMINS INDIA LIMITED, KOTHRUD Power :1044 KW Aux GEN :2x 112 KW 415 V 50 Hz AC Speed :12 knots
References
External links http://www.newsreporter.in/oil-barge-inducted-into-navy http://company.indiatradepage.com/143801/