Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel

Vikram class
ICGS Varuna
Class overview
Builders: Mazagon Dock Limited and Goa Shipyard Limited
Operators:
Completed: 9
Active: 4
Lost: 1
Retired: 4
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:
  • 1 x 30mm 2A42
  • 2 x 12.7mm MG
Aircraft carried: 1* HAL Chetak

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.

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

NamePennant Number Builder Date of Launch Date of commission Date of Decommission Homeport
ICGS Vikram33 Mazagon Dock 29 Sep 1981 26 Dec 1983 19 Jan 2012 Vishakapatanam[2]
ICGS Vijaya34 12 Apr 1985 23 Jan 2012 Porbandar[3]
ICGS Veera35 30 Jun 1984 3 May 1986 20 May 2013 Tuticorin[4]
ICGS Varuna36 1 Feb 1984 27 Feb 1988 Kochi[5]
ICGS Vajra37 31 Jan 1987 22 Dec 1988 Paradip[6]
ICGS Vivek38 5 Nov 1987 19 Aug 1989 Sank on 23 March 2010 Visakhapatnam[7]
ICGS Vigraha39 1 Dec 1988 12 Apr 1990 Paradip[8]
ICGS Varad 40 Goa Shipyard 2 Sep 1989 19 Jul 1990 29 April 2017[9] Port Blair[10]
ICGS Varaha 41 11 Mar 1992 Transferred to Sri Lanka Chennai[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx#
  2. ↑ "Three Coast Guard ships decommissioned - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  3. ↑ Tv9 Gujarat - Navy Bids farewell to ICGS Vijay at Decommissioning ceremony, Porbandar - YouTube, retrieved 2015-12-28
  4. ↑ "ICGS Veera decommissioning | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  5. ↑ "ICGS Varuna rescues Indian, Maldivian crew from sinking vessel - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  6. ↑ "Coast Guard ship ‘Vajra’ rebased at Paradip port". The Hindu. 2013-04-12. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  7. ↑ "Rest easy, Vizag’s coast is guarded". The Hindu. 2009-02-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  8. ↑ "TN trawlers reach safety on AP coast". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  9. ↑ "Coast Guard decommissions ICGS Varad after 27 years - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  10. ↑ "300 Kamorta students visit ICGS Varad". www.andamansheekha.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  11. ↑ "No opposition to donation of Indian Coast Guard ship to Sri Lanka". Seithy - 24 Hours News Service. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
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