Last in the series of Five Pontoons, indigenously designed
and being built by Goa Shipyard Ltd for the Indian Navy’s prestigious
Aircraft Carrier INS VIKRAMADITYA, left GSL on 21 Feb 2013, more than
two months ahead of delivery schedule.The pontoons are intended for mooring and berthing the 40,000 ton
Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya on a jetty and for providing services
alongside the aircraft carrier.Significantly, GSL had bagged the order for design and construction
of the five special purpose Pontoons from Indian Navy against stiff open competition from private players and the contract for the same was
signed between GSL and the Indian Navy on June 2011. GSL has already
completed delivery of four pontoons to Indian Navy ahead of schedule.
Two pontoons have been delivered at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai while the
balance two at Naval Base, Karwar. With receipt of the Service Barge
pontoon at Mumbai, the Indian Navy would be ready to receive the
prestigious Vikramaditya.The 40 mt pontoons are non self propelled craft designed to serve as
spacers between the berthing structure and the aircraft carrier to
absorb the high energy of the Aircraft carrier as she comes alongside
the pier. They have been designed to be efficiently towed at sea with a
streamlined hull form. The delivery marks a small but nonetheless yet
another milestone in GSL’s contribution to indigenous defence
preparedness at economical cost, with on time delivery and meeting the
customers’ qualitative requirements.
NAVY NEWS
25 February 2013 - 22:50
Indian Navy Takes Delivery of Its Fifth Pontoon
Indian Navy’s prestigious Aircraft Carrier INS VIKRAMADITYA, left GSL on 21 Feb 2013, more than two months ahead of delivery schedule.
NAVY NEWS
25 February 2013 - 22:50
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