Navy inducts 10th Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile barge, LSAM 24, at Mumbai
The 10th Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile (ACTCM) barge, LSAM 24 (Yard 134), built by MSME shipyard Suryadipta Projects, Thane, was inducted at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 22 April 2025.
Summary
The induction ceremony of the 10th Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile (ACTCM) barge, LSAM 24 (Yard 134), was held at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 22 April 2025, with Cmde AKK Reddy as chief guest. The contract for eleven ACTCM barges was concluded with Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane, an MSME shipyard, on 5 March 2021. The barges were indigenously designed with an Indian ship design firm, model-tested at the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, and built to Indian Register of Shipping rules. They help transport, embark and disembark ammunition to naval platforms at jetties and outer harbours.
Key facts
- Vessel
- LSAM 24 (Yard 134), 10th ACTCM barge
- Inducted
- 22 April 2025, Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
- Builder
- Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane (MSME)
- Contract
- 11 barges, 5 March 2021
- Model testing
- NSTL, Visakhapatnam
Practice MCQs 2 questions
LSAM 24, inducted on 22 April 2025, is the 10th of how many Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile barges contracted for the Navy?
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Correct answer: D — 11
The contract covers eleven ACTCM barges; LSAM 24 is the 10th.
Which shipyard built the ACTCM barge LSAM 24 inducted at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 22 April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane
The barges are built by Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane, an MSME shipyard.