INS Ajay was the first warship[1][2] built in Independent India[3] and the namesake of the Ajay-class patrol vessels. She was built by the Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers (Now Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers) and was delivered to the Indian Navy on 21 September 1960.[citation needed]

History
India
NameINS Ajay
BuilderGarden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
FateTransferred to Bangladesh
General characteristics
Class and typeAjay-class patrol vessel
Displacement
  • 120 tons (standard)
  • 151 tons (full)
Length35.7 m (117 ft 2 in)
Beam6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Draught1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Complement35
Armament

In July 1974 the Indian Navy gave her to the Bangladesh Navy.[4] (Her sister ship INS Akshay (P3136) had been transferred as BNS Padma in 1973). INS Ajay served in the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Surma.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ "Indian Navy Indigenisation Present State". Indian Navy. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Achievements & Highlights". Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Keel Laying of Fast Patrol Vessel at GRSE". Sainik Samachar. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Surma (6124889)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 19 November 2019.