Navy inducts LSAM 11, the eighth and last Missile cum Ammunition Barge
The Indian Navy inducted LSAM 11 (Yard 79), the eighth Missile cum Ammunition Barge, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 7 March 2025, completing the delivery of all eight barges by MSME shipyard SECON Engineering Projects.
Summary
The induction ceremony of LSAM 11 (Yard 79), the eighth Missile cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge, was held at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 7 March 2025, with Cmde Rajesh Bargoti as chief guest. With it, the MSME shipyard SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, Visakhapatnam, completed delivery of all eight barges under the contract signed on 19 February 2021. The barges carry articles and ammunition to naval platforms alongside jetties and at outer harbours.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 7 March 2025, Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
- Barge
- LSAM 11 (Yard 79), eighth MCA barge
- Builder
- SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, Visakhapatnam (MSME)
- Contract
- 19 February 2021, eight barges
Practice MCQs 1 questions
LSAM 11, inducted at Naval Dockyard Mumbai on 7 March 2025, is significant because it is:
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Correct answer: D — The eighth and last barge of the MCA barge contract
LSAM 11 is the eighth Missile cum Ammunition Barge; with it, SECON completed delivery of all eight barges under the 2021 contract.