Delivery of ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 18’, Part of 11 X Actcm Barge Project, Built by MSME Shipyard, M/S Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane for Indian Navy, was Undertaken on 28 March 2024 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai for NAD Karanja

The delivery of ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 18’, part of 11 x ACTCM Barge Project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane for Indian Navy, was undertaken on 28 March 2024 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai for NAD Karanja.

The Induction Ceremony was presided over by Commodore Vikram Bora, ND(Mumbai)/ GM(Tech) .The contract for building 11 X ACTCM Barge was signed between MoD and M/sSuryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane on 05 March 2021. Induction of these Barges would provide impetus to operational commitments of IN by facilitating Transportation, Embarkation and Disembarkation of articles/ ammunition to IN Ships both alongside jetties and at outer harbours. These Barges are indigenously designed and built under relevant Naval Rules and Regulation of Indian Register of Shipping IRS. The model testing of the Barge during design stage was undertaken at Naval Science and Technological Laboratory NSTL, Visakhapatnam. These Barges are proud flag bearers of MakeinIndia initiative of Government of India GoI.