Indian Navy Inducts Seventh Missile Cum Ammunition Barge (MCA) Barge, LSAM 14
Seventh Missile Cum Ammunition Barge (MCA) Barge, LSAM 14 (Yard 82) was inducted on January 7 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. The chief guest for the ceremony was Cmde Gaurav Doogar, GM (HR), ND (Mbi).
The contract for construction and delivery of eight MCA Barges was concluded with Secon Engineering Projects Pvt. Ltd, Visakhapatnam on 19 February 21. These Barges have been indigenously designed by the shipyard in collaboration with an Indian ship designing firm and successfully model tested at Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam to ensure their seaworthiness. The Barges have been built in accordance with the relevant naval rules and regulations of Indian register of shipping (IRS).
Six of these MCA Barges have already been inducted and are providing an impetus to the operational commitments of Indian Navy by facilitating transportation, embarkation and disembarkation of articles/ ammunition to Indian Navy platforms both alongside jetties and at outer harbours.
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