Indian Navy inducts 11th Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile Barge, LSAM 25, at Mumbai
On 17 October 2025 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, the Indian Navy inducted LSAM 25 (Yard 135), the eleventh and last Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge built by MSME shipyard Suryadipta Projects, Thane.
Summary
On 17 October 2025 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, the induction ceremony of the 11th Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, LSAM 25 (Yard 135), was held with Cmde Sumeet Vishnu Shidore as chief guest. The contract for eleven ACTCM barges was concluded on 5 March 2021 with Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane, an MSME shipyard, which designed the barges indigenously with an Indian ship design firm; they were model-tested at the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory. Ten barges had already been delivered, and the shipyard has also been awarded a contract for four Sullage Barges. The barges help transport, embark and disembark articles and ammunition to Navy platforms alongside jetties and at outer harbours.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 17 Oct 2025, Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
- Vessel
- LSAM 25 (Yard 135) — 11th of 11 ACTCM barges
- Builder
- Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane (MSME)
- Contract
- 5 Mar 2021
- Further order
- Four Sullage Barges
- Role
- Transport of ammunition/articles to naval platforms
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile (ACTCM) Barges for the Indian Navy, the 11th of which was inducted in October 2025, were built by which MSME shipyard?
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Correct answer: D — Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane
PIB: the contract for eleven ACTCM barges was concluded with M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane, an MSME shipyard, on 5 March 2021.
Where was the induction ceremony of LSAM 25 (Yard 135), the 11th ACTCM Barge, held on 17 October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
PIB: the induction ceremony of the 11th ACTCM Barge, LSAM 25 (Yard 135), was held on 17 October 2025 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.