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'''Shalimar-class ferry''' is a series of three service watercraft built by [[Shalimar Works (1980) Ltd]], [[Kolkata]] for the [[Indian Navy]]. The catamarans can carry up to 50 personnel. Each unit in this class is of [[Double hull|double-hull]] [[catamaran]]-type and are made of steel.<ref name=csd>{{cite web |url=http://corporatedshipyard.com/project.html |website=Corporated Shipyard |title=Projects |access-date=28 January 2013 |archive-date=12 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112190919/http://corporatedshipyard.com/project.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
INS ''Neelam'', a vessel of this class was commissioned into the auxiliary fleet of the Indian Navy on 17 May 2014, at the Naval Ship Repair Yard (NSRY) [[Kochi]] under the [[Southern Naval Command]]. The craft will be used for transportation of sailors and resources to ships at anchorage and other berths. The induction ceremony was attended by senior officers of the Southern Naval Command.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|title=Ferry craft Neelam inducted|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/ferry-craft-neelam-inducted/article6021673.ece|work=The Hindu|date=18 May 2014}}</ref>
In January 2016 it was reported that Shalimar Works has already handed over three vessels with a capacity of carrying 50 personnel to the Indian Navy.
==See also==
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships]]
*[[Manoram class ferry]]
*[[GSL Class Ferries]]
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==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.spsnavalforces.net/ebook/3012008.pdf#page=3 |format=pdf |work=SP's Naval Forces |title=Warship Building in India |date=2008 |page=4}}
*{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/shalimar-works-to-build-small-warships/article4057088.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |title=Shalimar Works to build small warships |first=Indani |last=Dutta |date=2 November 2012}}
*{{cite news |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=234649 |newspaper=millenniumpost.in |title=Bengal govt committed to revive sick PSUs: Amit Mitras |date=22 January 2016}}
{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}
[[Category:Auxiliary ships of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Ships of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Auxiliary ferry classes]]