LAUNCH OF AMMUNITION CUM TORPEDO CUM MISSILE BARGE, LSAM 18 (YARD 128)   4TH BARGE OF 11 x AMMUNITION CUM TORPEDO CUM MISSILE (ACTCM) BARGE PROJECT ON 28 Feb 24 AT M/S SURYADIPTA PROJECT PVT LTD, THANE

By PIB Delhi

The launch of ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 18’, 4^th Barge of 11 x ACTCM Barge Project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane for Indian Navy, was undertaken on 28 Feb 24. The launching Ceremony was presided over by Cmde Shirish Dube, Directorate of Ship Production.

The contract for building 11 X ACTCM Barge was signed between MoD and M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane on 05 Mar 21. The availability of these Barges would provide impetus to the operational commitments of IN by facilitating Transportation, Embarkation, and Disembarkation of articles/ ammunition to IN Ships both alongside jetties and at outer harbours.

These Barges are indigenously designed and built under relevant Naval Rules and Regulations of the Indian Register of Shipping. The model testing of the Barge during the design stage was undertaken at the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam. These Barges are proud flag bearers of the Make in India initiative of the Government of India (GoI).