Indian Navy inducts LSAM 22, eighth Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile Barge, at Mumbai
The barge was built by MSME shipyard Suryadipta Projects, Thane, under an eleven-barge contract.
Summary
The Indian Navy held the induction ceremony of LSAM 22 (Yard 132), the eighth Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 6 January 2025. LSAM 22 is part of a contract for eleven ACTCM barges concluded on 5 March 2021 with the MSME shipyard Suryadipta Projects Pvt. Ltd., Thane, which has also been awarded a contract for four sullage barges. 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.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 6 January 2025, Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
- Vessel
- LSAM 22 (Yard 132) – 8th ACTCM Barge
- Builder
- Suryadipta Projects Pvt. Ltd., Thane (MSME)
- Contract
- Eleven ACTCM barges, 5 March 2021
- Also awarded
- Four sullage barges for the Navy
- Testing
- Model-tested at NSTL, Visakhapatnam
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile (ACTCM) barges were contracted with Suryadipta Projects, Thane, in March 2021?
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Correct answer: C — Eleven
PIB (Defence): the contract for eleven ACTCM barges was concluded with Suryadipta Projects Pvt. Ltd., Thane, on 5 March 2021.
LSAM 22, inducted at Naval Dockyard Mumbai on 6 January 2025, is which number in its series of ACTCM barges?
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Correct answer: D — Eighth
PIB (Defence): LSAM 22 (Yard 132) is the eighth ACTCM barge; seven had already been delivered.