Each vessel in the series is 22.8 meters (74 ft 10 in) long and 7.42 meters (24 ft 4 in) wide with adraft forward (bow) of 2.35 meters (7 ft 9 in). Each tug has a capacity of 10 tonnesbollard pull at 85 per cent maximum continuous rating (MCR), speed of 12 knots at 85 per cent MCR and is fitted with two 850-horsepower (630 kW)CaterpillarKirloskar engines, coupled to two steerable rudder propellers of 1,350 mm (53 in) diameter. The vessels have two auxiliary electrical generation plant of 60 kW each and are fitted with a sewage treatment plant. They have been designed by M/s Ska Marine,Chennai.[1] INSArga and INSBali are named after the coastal villages of Karwar District and both were inducted into the service by Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain.
Indian Navy
INS Bali induction
