Rajhans-class patrol vessel explained

The Rajhans-class patrol vessels are series of five patrol vessels built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata for Indian Coast Guard^[1] .

Design

The vessels in this series are 37.8m (124feet) long with a beam of 7.5m (24.6feet) and are armed with 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA and 2 single 7.62 mm machine guns. They are powered by Two 38 TB92 MTU diesels engines generating 6820bhp and driving two propellers. The Rajhans-class vessels have an accommodation for a crew of 28 enlisted sailors. They have a range 1400nmi at 14kn. The hull's design is essentially the same as of Seaward Defence Boats (SDB) Mk 2 class in service of Indian Navy.

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant Number	Date of commission	Status
ICGS Raj Hans	56	1980
ICGS Raj Tarang	57	1981
ICGS Raj Kiran		1984	Active
ICGS Raj Kamal			Active
ICGS Raj Shree	60

Specification^[1]

• Displacement : 200 t
• Length : 37.80 m
• Beam : 7.50 m
• Draught : 1.85 m
• Armament : 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA, 2 single 7.62 mm MG
• Electronic Radar : BEL make-1*1245 nav.
• Power : 2 MTU 16V538 TB92 diesels,
• Propulsion : 2 propeller, 6,820 bh
• Range : 1400 nmi at 14 kn
• Crew : 28 enlisted

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20121114163738/http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/history/ImageGallery.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20121031231713/http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/force/force.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150928121157/http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/history/morehistory.html

Notes and References

1. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim