Tara Bai-class patrol vessel explained

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Builders:
  • Singapore Slipway & Engineering
  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Operators:Indian Coast Guard
Built Range:1987–1990
Total Ships Completed:6
Total Ships Active:0
Total Ships Retired:6
Ship Type:Coastal patrol vessel
Ship Displacement:236 tonnes
Ship Length:44.9m (147.3feet)
Ship Beam:7m (23feet)
Ship Draught:1.89m (06.2feet)
Ship Power:2 × MTU 12V538 TB82 diesels
Ship Propulsion:2 × 4-blade propellers, 5940bhp
Ship Range:2400nmi at 12kn
Ship Endurance:7 days
Ship Complement:5 officers, 29 enlisted
Ship Sensors:
Ship Armament:
  • 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA
  • 2 × single 7.62 mm MG
The Tara Bai class of coastal patrol vessels is a series of six watercraft built by Singapore Slipway & Engineering and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata for Indian Coast Guard. They are intended for search and rescue, fisheries patrol and sovereignty patrol.[1]

Design

The vessels in this class are long with a beam of and are armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. The hull design of Tara Bai class is based on standard Lürssen 45-m hull steel construction. They are powered by two MTU 12V538 TB82 diesel engines and have two propellers with four blades. The vessels have various communication and navigation equipment including HF/DF and echo sounder and an autopilot.

Capacity

The vessels carries 30 tonnes of fuel and has a range at a cruising speed of . They carry ten tonnes of fresh water with a three ton/day distiller and have an endurance of 7 days. They have a five-ton bollard towing hook and a rigid inflatable boat. They have air-conditioned accommodation for a crew of 5 officers and 29 enlisted sailors.

Ships of the class

Tara Bai-class coastal patrol vessels
Name Pennant Number Date of CommissionDate of DecommissionHomeport
ICGS Tara Bai 71 26 June 1987[2] 18 July 2013[3] Porbandar[4]
ICGS Ahalya Bai 72 9 September 198721 December 2013[5] Tuticorin[6]
ICGS Lakshmi Bai 73 20 March 1989Kochi[7]
ICGS Akka Devi 74 9 August 199020 March 2014Andaman & Nicobar Islands[8]
ICGS Naiki Devi 75 19 March 199020 March 2014Tuticorin
ICGS Ganga Devi 76 19 November 1990Andaman & Nicobar Islands[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Wertheim, Eric . The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems . 15th . . 2007 . 9781591149552.
  2. Book: Saunders. Stephen. Commodore Stephen Saunders. Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. 2004. Jane's Information Group. Coulsdon. 978-0710626233. 326. 107th. India.
  3. Web site: New Page 1. www.indiancoastguard.nic.in. 2016-03-25. 10 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410113811/http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/RegionNews/Northwest/2013/Jul13.htm. dead.
  4. Web site: English Releases. 2015-12-28.
  5. News: Coast Guard bids adieu to 'Ahalyabai'. 2013-12-21. The Hindu. en-IN. 0971-751X. 2016-03-25.
  6. Web site: Indian Coast Guard. 3 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130703014245/http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/Regionnews/Eastern%20Region/2011/Jan11.htm. dead.
  7. Web site: Maldivian ship MV Sea Angel sinks off Kochi. Sify. 2015-12-28.
  8. News: Two ICG ships decommissioned after 24 years of service - Times of India. The Times of India. 20 March 2014 . 2015-12-28.
  9. Web site: Indian Coast Guard. 10 April 2009. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410033103/http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/IndianCoastGuard/RegionNews/A&N%20Region/2008/Web%20Pages/Feb.htm. dead.