Indian oceangoing tug Matanga (A 53) 1977/1983-

Jane’s Fighting Ships 1999-2000 reported that she was launched at the yard Garden Reach SV on 29 October 1977 and that her pennant was A52. With a pollard pull of 40 tons was she capable to tow a 20,000 tons measuring ship with a speed of 8 knots. With a gross tonnage of 1,313 tons were her dimensions 67,8 x 12,3 x 4 metres or 222’4” x 40’4”x 13’1”. The 2 GRSE-Man G7V diesels supplied 3,920 hp allowing a speed of 15 knots and with that speed was her range 4,000 nautical miles. The crew numbers 78 men and she was armed with 1-4cm gun.

A.D. Baker III in his The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002-2003 supplies details die sometimes differs from that of Jane’s.
Of the Gaj-clas, launched on 29 October 1983 at the Garden Reach SB & Eng. Yard at Calcutta, India. With a displacement of 1,600 tons (full load), a gross tonnage of 1,313 tons and a deadweight of 460,6 tons are her dimensions 67,80  x12,30 x 4,00 metres. The armament consists of 1-4cm anti aircraft gun. The two GRSE-MAN G7V diesels supplied 3,920 bhp making with a speed of 12 knots and a fuel bunker capacity of 242 tons a range of 8,000 nautical miles possible. Her crew numbered 78 men. Also fitted out with a compression chamber for divers and for salvage purposes. With a 40-ton bollard pull. Pennant A 53.

The website www.defencetalk.com reported a maximum speed of 15 knots and a maximum range of 4,000 nautical miles while her crew numbers 75 men. She could be used for diving and salvage purposes, fire fighting and submarine rescue operations and was fitted out with a compression chamber. Pennant A53.

The website global security.org reported as pennant A53 and that she was commissioned on 2 April 1983 with a standard displacement of 1,313 tons, dimensions 67m8 x 12,3 metres, a speed of 15 knots and a crew of 86 men.