Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (1983) explained

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Ship Image:File_Picture_INCGS_Varuna.jpg
Ship Caption:ICGS Varuna
Builders:Mazagon Dock Limited and Goa Shipyard Limited
Total Ships Completed:9
Total Ships Active:2
Total Ships Retired:7
Ship Displacement:1180 tonnes[1]
Ship Length:74.1m (243.1feet)
Ship Beam:11.4m (37.4feet)
Ship Draught:3.2m (10.5feet)
Ship Power:2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines(4707KW each)
Ship Propulsion:2 × propellers 12800 bhp
Ship Speed:22kn
Ship Range:8500nmi at 16kn
Ship Complement:10 officers and 98 sailors
Ship Sensors:Radar : BEL make-1*Decca 1226 nav;BEL make-1*Decca 1230 nav
Ship Armament:
  • 1 x 30mm 2A42
  • 2 x 12.7mm MG
Ship Aircraft:1 x 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 long with a beam of 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 DecommissionStatusHomeport
ICGS Vikram33 Mazagon Dock 29 Sep 1981 26 Dec 1983 19 Jan 2012DecommissionedVishakapatanam[2]
ICGS Vijaya34 12 Apr 1985 23 Jan 2012Porbandar
ICGS Veera35 30 Jun 1984 3 May 1986 20 May 2013Tuticorin[3]
SLCGS Suraksha[4] (ex ICGS Varuna)36 1 Feb 1984 27 Feb 1988 23 August 2017Transferred to SLCG[5] [6] ActiveKochi[7]
ICGS Vajra37 31 Jan 1987 22 Dec 1988 21 February 2018[8] DecommissionedParadip[9]
ICGS Vivek38 5 Nov 1987 19 Aug 1989 Sank on 23 March 2010Visakhapatnam[10]
ICGS Vigraha39 1 Dec 1988 12 Apr 1990 16 May 2019[11] Paradip[12]
ICGS Varad 40 Goa Shipyard 2 Sep 1989 19 Jul 1990 29 April 2017[13] Port Blair[14]
SLNS Sagara (ex ICGS Varaha)41 11 Mar 1992 Transferred to Sri Lanka NavyActiveSLN Dockyard, Trincomalee(formerly, Chennai)[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surface Units:Indian Coast Guard. www.indiancoastguard.gov.in . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729175758/http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx . 29 July 2017.
  2. News: Three Coast Guard ships decommissioned - Times of India. The Times of India. 20 January 2012 . 2015-12-28. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104042631/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Three-Coast-Guard-ships-decommissioned/articleshow/11562392.cms. 4 January 2017.
  3. Web site: ICGS Veera decommissioning Facebook. www.facebook.com. 2015-12-28. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009035719/https://www.facebook.com/events/668194136540938/. 9 October 2017.
  4. Web site:
    1. 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
    . SpokespersonNavy. 21 October 2017. @indiannavy. en. 2017-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190529011700/https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/921754071333089281. 29 May 2019. live.
  5. News: ICGS Varuna sails off into the sunset after illustrious voyage. The New Indian Express. 2017-08-24.
  6. Web site: Coast Guard ship Varuna decommissioned. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824093802/http://www.ptinews.com/news/9009239_Coast-Guard-ship--Varuna--decommissioned.html. 24 August 2017. live.
  7. News: ICGS Varuna rescues Indian, Maldivian crew from sinking vessel - Times of India. The Times of India. 12 June 2013 . 2015-12-28. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113093808/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ICGS-Varuna-rescues-Indian-Maldivian-crew-from-sinking-vessel/articleshow/20561905.cms. 13 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Vajra retires from service. 21 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161631/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/odisha/vajra-retires-from-service-210127. 21 February 2018. dead.
  9. News: Coast Guard ship 'Vajra' rebased at Paradip port. The Hindu. 2013-04-12. 2015-12-28. 0971-751X. en-IN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140831095743/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/coast-guard-ship-vajra-rebased-at-paradip-port/article4609007.ece. 31 August 2014.
  10. News: Rest easy, Vizag's coast is guarded. The Hindu. 2009-02-16. 2015-12-28. 0971-751X. en-IN.
  11. Web site: It's end of SAIL for Coast Guard Ship Vigraha. 16 May 2019 . 16 May 2019.
  12. Web site: TN trawlers reach safety on AP coast. www.newindianexpress.com. 2015-12-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160113032338/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article313387.ece?service=print. 13 January 2016.
  13. News: Coast Guard decommissions ICGS Varad after 27 years - The Economic Times. The Economic Times. 2017-04-29. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009035719/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/coast-guard-decommissions-icgs-varad-after-27-years/articleshow/58431885.cms. 9 October 2017.
  14. Web site: 300 Kamorta students visit ICGS Varad. www.andamansheekha.com. 11 August 2015 . 2015-12-28. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009035719/http://www.andamansheekha.com/2015/08/11/300-kamorta-students-visit-icgs-varad/. 9 October 2017.
  15. Web site: No opposition to donation of Indian Coast Guard ship to Sri Lanka. Seithy - 24 Hours News Service. 2015-12-28. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160119060441/http://www.seithy.com/breifNews.php?newsID=146826&category=EnglishNews&language=english. 19 January 2016.

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