Thread by @mananbhattnavy

A thread 🧵on the #Petyas of #IndianNavy.

There were 10 sister ships in the Petya class. INS Kamorta was the first ship to be commissioned on 21 Nov 1968 and then came Kadmatt, Katchal, Kavaratti and Kiltan in K group & Andaman, Androth, Arnala, Amini and Anjadwip in A group.

Petyas were fitted with 4 anti submarine rocket launchers, each with 16 rocket barrels, 2 turret one on the fore castle and one on the aft. There were 3 torpedo launchers and provisions of depth charger in the aft.
A Sonar dome was fitted at the bottom of the ship for detection +

of underwater activities.
Petyas were powered by one main engine of 6000 hp & two additional gas turbine of 15000 hp each 2 poveroth of 200 hp each motor driven were fitted in steering room to steer the ship for berthing or coming along side in less than 6 nautical mile speed,

and two stabilizers fitted at the mid ship below aft switch board room to stabilize the ship for turret firing and/or rocket firing.
The ships were accommodated by 130 officers and sailors and sometimes 2 to 4 cadets, had two senior sailors mess on forward side for CPOs and POs+

and one junior Sailor mess for telegraph branch and ASW seaman branch.

At aft one senior sailors mess for HODs and MCPOs and one junior Sailor mess of Seaman branch, Electrical branch, Engine room branch and logistic branch.

The ships had a very small galley. +

The WC space for all the Sailors was in one place with three bathrooms, four basins and 3 toilets. The water carrying capacity of the ships was for 3 days max. All petya ships were fitted with an emergency water tank with a capacity of 4 tons fitted at a place jokingly referred +

as 'CHAWLA MAIDAN' on weather deck in front of the ships funnel.
All those in K group were based in Visakhapatnam and A group were deployed in Mumbai. In mid 80s all A group petyas were shifted 2 Vizag together with their K group sisters.
Petya in Russian means a petrol vessel.