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Indian Navy Launches LSAM 23, the 9th ACTCM Barge, to Enhance Logistics Capabilities.

Defence | Dated: 04 Feb 2025

In January 2025, the Indian Navy (IN) launched its 9th Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, named Landing Ship Ammunition 23 (LSAM 23) (Yard 133), at M/s Suryadipta Projects Private Limited in Thane, Maharashtra. The launching ceremony was presided over by Commodore (Cmde) Rakesh Anand (Retd.), Group Head of Marine Division.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The barges facilitate the transportation, embarkation, and disembarkation of articles and ammunition to IN platforms, both alongside jetties and at outer harbors.
  • - The barges have been indigenously designed and constructed by the MSME Shipyard in collaboration with an Indian ship designing firm and the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS).

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Model testing was conducted at the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP), to ensure the seaworthiness of the barges.
  • (ii) In March 2021, the contract was signed with M/s Suryadipta Projects Private Limited, a Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Shipyard, for the construction of 11 ACTCM Barges.
  • (iii) The shipyard has successfully delivered eight of these barges to date, which are being used by the Indian Navy for operational evolutions.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

What is the name of the 9th ACTCM barge recently launched by the Indian Navy?

Correct Answer: LSAM 23

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