INS Amba (A54)

INS Amba (A54) was the only submarine tender ship in service with the Indian Navy. It is a modified Soviet Ugra-class design built to Indian specifications in Nikolayev (the present-day Mykolaiv in Ukraine) in 1968. Deviations from the standard Ugra design include four 76 mm guns instead of the 57 mm ones mounted on Soviet units.

History
India
NameINS Amba
NamesakeMango[1]
BuilderNikolayev, USSR
Commissioned28 December 1968
DecommissionedJuly 2006
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine tender
Displacement
  • 6,750 t (6,643 long tons) standard
  • 9,650 t (9,498 long tons) full load
Length141 m (462 ft 7 in)
Beam17.6 m (57 ft 9 in)
Draught7 m (23 ft 0 in)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, 2 shafts, 8,000 shp (5,966 kW)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range21,000 mi (34,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement400
Armament4 × 76 mm guns
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing pad

On 26 May 2001 a fire broke out in the laundry section of Amba during a routine refit at the Cochin Shipyard, suffocating two washermen.[2] Amba was decommissioned from service in July 2006.

References
  1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amba#:~:text=Noun,-amba%20(uncountable)&text=A%20tangy%20mango%20pickle%20used%20as%20a%20condiment%20in%20the%20Middle%20East.
  2. Our Staff (27 May 2001). "2 die in ship fire". The Hindu.
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