Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (1983)
Vikram-class offshore patrol vessels are series of nine watercraft jointly built by Mazagon Dock Limited Mumbai and Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco da Gama, Goa for the Indian Coast Guard.
ICGS Varuna | |
Class overview | |
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Builders: | Mazagon Dock Limited and Goa Shipyard Limited |
Operators: | |
Succeeded by: | Samar class |
Completed: | 9 |
Active: | 2 |
Lost: | 1 |
Retired: | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 1180 tonnes[1] |
Length: | 74.10 m (243.1 ft) |
Beam: | 11.4 m (37 ft) |
Draught: | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
Installed power: | 2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines(4707KW each) |
Propulsion: | 2 × propellers 12800 bhp |
Speed: | 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
Range: | 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement: | 10 officers and 98 sailors |
Sensors and processing systems: | Radar : BEL make-1*Decca 1226 nav;BEL make-1*Decca 1230 nav |
Armament: |
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Aircraft carried: | 1* HAL Chetak |
Introduction
The vessels in this class are 74 metres (243 ft) long with a beam of 11.4 metres (37 ft) and are armed with a Mantra Defense Lynx optronic-directed 40mm 60 cal Bofors Mk3 AA gun or dual 30mm CRN 91 Naval Gun. They are powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines driving two propellers. The vessels are equipped with pollution control equipment, two firefighting monitors, a four-tonne crane. They also carry diving equipment, two RIB inspection crafts, a grp launch, and a hangar for a light helicopter. The Vikram-class vessels have an air-conditioned accommodation for a crew of 11 officers and 85 enlisted sailors.
A derivative of this has been exported to Mauritius as the MCGS Barracuda.
List of vessels
Name | Pennant Number | Builder | Date of Launch | Date of commission | Date of Decommission | Status | Homeport |
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ICGS Vikram | 33 | Mazagon Dock | 29 Sep 1981 | 26 Dec 1983 | 19 Jan 2012 | Decommissioned | Vishakapatanam[2] |
ICGS Vijaya | 34 | 12 Apr 1985 | 23 Jan 2012 | Porbandar[3] | |||
ICGS Veera | 35 | 30 Jun 1984 | 3 May 1986 | 20 May 2013 | Tuticorin[4] | ||
ICGS Varuna / SLCGS Suraksha[5] | 36 | 1 Feb 1984 | 27 Feb 1988 | 23 August 2017 | Kochi[8] | ||
ICGS Vajra | 37 | 31 Jan 1987 | 22 Dec 1988 | 21 February 2018[9] | Paradip[10] | ||
ICGS Vivek | 38 | 5 Nov 1987 | 19 Aug 1989 | Sank on 23 March 2010 | Visakhapatnam[11] | ||
ICGS Vigraha | 39 | 1 Dec 1988 | 12 Apr 1990 | 16 May 2019[12] | Paradip[13] | ||
ICGS Varad | 40 | Goa Shipyard | 2 Sep 1989 | 19 Jul 1990 | 29 April 2017[14] | Port Blair[15] | |
ICGS Varaha | 41 | 11 Mar 1992 | Transferred to Sri Lanka | Chennai[16] |
See also
- Jija Bai-class patrol vessel
- Tara Bai-class coastal patrol vessel
- Priyadarshini-class patrol vessel
- Sarojini Naidu-class extra-fast patrol vessel
- Samar-class offshore patrol vessel
References
- http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx# Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- "Three Coast Guard ships decommissioned - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- Tv9 Gujarat - Navy Bids farewell to ICGS Vijay at Decommissioning ceremony, Porbandar - YouTube, archived from the original on 10 March 2016, retrieved 28 December 2015
- "ICGS Veera decommissioning | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- SpokespersonNavy (21 October 2017). "#BridgesofFriendship Ex-ICG ship Varuna that was gifted to Sri Lankan by India was re- christened as SURAKSHA & commissioned into Sri Lanka Coast Guard today at a ceremony in Colombo Port.The event reaffirms the strong maritime cooperation that exists between both countriespic.twitter.com/sp0nPDGFuR". @indiannavy. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "ICGS Varuna sails off into the sunset after illustrious voyage". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- "Coast Guard ship Varuna decommissioned". Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
- "ICGS Varuna rescues Indian, Maldivian crew from sinking vessel - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- "Vajra retires from service". Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Coast Guard ship 'Vajra' rebased at Paradip port". The Hindu. 12 April 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- "Rest easy, Vizag's coast is guarded". The Hindu. 16 February 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- "It's end of SAIL for Coast Guard Ship Vigraha". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "TN trawlers reach safety on AP coast". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- "Coast Guard decommissions ICGS Varad after 27 years - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- "300 Kamorta students visit ICGS Varad". www.andamansheekha.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- "No opposition to donation of Indian Coast Guard ship to Sri Lanka". Seithy - 24 Hours News Service. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
External links
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- Indian Coastguard official page
- Goa Shipyard listing
- Gross Tonnage listing
- ICGS Vikram decommissioned