Ambika-class replenishment ship

Ambika class (Literally means Mother)^[1] is a class of Replenishment Vessel currently in service with the Indian Navy. INS Ambika is the only ship in this class.

Class overview
Name	Ambika class
Builders	Hindustan Shipyard Limited
Operators	Indian Navy
Planned	1
Completed	1
Active	1
History
India
Name	Ambika
Laid down	9 January 1993
Launched	12 October 1994
Commissioned	23 January 1995
General characteristics
Type	High sulphur diesel oiler
Displacement	1000 tons

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant	Builder	Homeport	Commissioned	Status
INS Ambika			Visakhapatnam	23 Jan 1995	Active

See also

• INS Purak
• INS Puran
• INS Poshak (Shalimar)

References

• INS Ambika - Bharat Rakshak

1. Garg, Gaṅgā Rām (29 October 1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788170223757.