INS Shakti (A57) is a Deepak-class fleet tanker in service with the Indian Navy. She was built by Fincantieri, an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste. She is the second and final ship of her class. Shakti, along with her predecessor Deepak, is one of the largest ships of the Indian Navy.
INS Shakti
INS Shakti replenishing the USS Carl Vinson during Exercise Malabar 2012.
The INS Shakti entering Sattahip harbour in Thailand on 23 June 2015.
INS Shakti (A57, center) with KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda (367) and UMS King Sin Phyu Shin (F14) during the Milan 2024 exercise
Deepak-class fleet tanker
The Deepak class is a class of fleet replenishment tankers of the Indian Navy built by Fincantieri. Two ships were ordered and the first one joined the fleet on 21 January 2011, while the second joined on 1 October 2011.
INS Shakti en-route to Qingdao, China.
INS Viraat approaches the fleet tanker INS Deepak for Replenishment at sea.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the Indian Navy replenishment oiler INS Shakti (A57) conduct a refueling-at-sea exercise
Yoga onboard INS Shakti (A57)