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|Ship caption=ABG Fast Interceptor Craft C-150
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|Builders=[[ABG Shipyard]]
|Operators={{coast guard|India}}
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|Cost=₹194 crore (US $28,000,000)
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|In commission range=2002-present
|Total ships building=
|Total ships planned=13
|Total ships completed=13
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|Total ships active=13
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|Ship type=[[Fast interceptor craft]]
|Ship tonnage=*{{cvt|60.6|t|-2|lk=on}} ([[Displacement (ship)#Standard displacement|standard]])
*{{cvt|60.6|t|-2|lk=on}} (full load)
|Ship length=*{{convert|21.75|m|abbr=on}}
*{{convert|26|m|abbr=on}} ([[length overall|oa]])
|Ship beam={{convert|6.6|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship height=
|Ship draught={{convert|1.180|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship sail plan=
|Ship power=2 x 2,040 kW
|Ship propulsion=2 x [[Kamewa]] 63-S2 Waterjet
|Ship speed=*{{convert|45|kn|1|lk=in}} (sprint)
*{{convert|35|kn|1|lk=in}} (cruising)
|Ship range={{cvt|500|nmi|lk=on}} at {{convert|25|kn}}
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'''ABG fast interceptor craft''' are a series of thirteen {{convert|26|m|ft|adj=on}} high-speed interceptor boats designed and supplied in knocked down kits by [[Henderson, Western Australia|Henderson]] based Global Marine Design (Headed by Gavin Mair) and assembled by [[ABG Shipyard]], [[Surat]] for the [[Indian Coast Guard]].

==Design==
They are wide [[aluminum]]-hulled, water jet-propelled vessels for operations in close coastal and shallow waters. They have an endurance of {{convert|500|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|25|kn|lk=in}} and capable of doing high speed up to {{convert|45|kn}}. The ABG fast interceptors are fitted with a 12.7&nbsp;mm "Prahari" Heavy Machine Gun (HMG). They have a crew of eleven enrolled personnel, with one officer and ten sailors.

==History==
Initially two units were ordered by the Indian Coast Guard for evaluation during 1999–2000 at a cost of Rs 26.5 crore. The first unit (''C-141'') was launched in October 2000 and was delivered in 2001. The second unit (''C-142'') was delivered on 8 February 2002. They were commissioned at [[Porbandar]] and were extensively tested by the Coast Guard for ascertaining their speed and design specifications. The boats achieved the desired speed during trials. Thereafter a follow-on order was placed on 30 March 2006 for 11 boats. The cost price of each unit in the follow-on order was Rs 17.63 crore, aggregating to Rs 193.94 crore for the whole order.

===Ships===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Yard No.
!IMO No.
!Pennant No.
!Commissioned
!Homeport
!Status
|-	
	| n/a
	| 9217539
	| C-141
	| 8 February 2002
	| Kakinada
	| Active<ref>{{Cite news|title = High speed interceptor boat for Kakinada port|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/high-speed-interceptor-boat-for-kakinada-port/article686346.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2010-01-19|access-date = 2015-12-27|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}}</ref>
|-	
	| n/a
	| 9217541
	| C-142
	| 8 February 2002
	| Porbandar
	| Active
|-	
	| 243
	| 9502104
	| C-143
	| 3 June 2009
	| Vizhinjam
	| Active<ref>{{Cite web|title = Two Kerala fishermen killed in boat-ship collision|url = http://www.rediff.com/news/report/kerala-two-fishermen-killed-in-ship-boat-collision/20120301.htm|website = Rediff|access-date = 2015-12-27}}</ref>
|-	
	| 244
	| 9502178
	| C-144
	| 9 October 2009
	| Beypore
	| Active<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/dgvisit/C-144/Commissioning_C-144.htm |title=Indian Coast Guard |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190308/http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/dgvisit/C-144/Commissioning_C-144.htm |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>
|-	
	| 245
	| 9502180
	| C-145
	| 16 April 2010
	| Mumbai
	| Active<ref>{{Cite web|title = Coast Guard adds high-speed interceptor boat to its fleet - Indian Express|url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/coast-guard-adds-highspeed-interceptor-boat-to-its-fleet/561790/|website = archive.indianexpress.com|access-date = 2015-12-27}}</ref>
|-	
	| 246
	| 9502192
	| C-146
	| 16 April 2010
	| Port Blair
	| Active
|-	
	| 247
	| 9502207
	| C-147
	| 28 May 2010
	| Port Blair
	| Active<ref>{{Cite web|title = Coast Guard Inducts Interceptor Boat ICGS C-147 At Port Blair|url = http://www.andamansheekha.com/2013/02/28/coast-guard-inducts-interceptor-boat-icgs-c-147-at-port-blair/|website = www.andamansheekha.com|access-date = 2015-12-27}}</ref>
|-	
	| 248
	| 9502219
	| C-148
	| 1 October 2010
	| Haldia
	| Active<ref>{{Cite web|title = Coast Guard to deploy interceptor boats for Sundarbans - The Economic Times|url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/coast-guard-to-deploy-interceptor-boats-for-sundarbans/articleshow/46879774.cms|website = The Economic Times|access-date = 2015-12-27}}</ref>
|-	
	| 249
	| 9502221
	| C-149
	| 1 December 2010
	| Veraval
	| Active<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/indian-coast-guard-news-discussions.6390/page-5|title = Defense Forum India|date = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
|-	
	| 250
	| 9502245
	| C-150
	| 28 March 2011
	| Vizhinjam
	| Active<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Coast Guard Commissions New Station and Inducts Two Interceptor Boats|url = http://www.defencenow.com/news/130/coast-guard-commissions-new-station-and-inducts-two-interceptor-boats.html|website = www.defencenow.com|access-date = 2015-12-27|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160105162100/http://www.defencenow.com/news/130/coast-guard-commissions-new-station-and-inducts-two-interceptor-boats.html|archive-date = 2016-01-05|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-	
	| 251
	| 9502257
	| C-151
	| 28 March 2011
	| Kakinada
	| Active<ref name=":0" />
|-	
	| 253
	| 9502269
	| C-152
	| 18 June 2011
	| Okha
	| Active<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/New%20Commissioned%20Units/c-152.htm |title=Indian Coast Guard |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185414/http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/New%20Commissioned%20Units/c-152.htm |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>
|-	
	| 254
	| 9502271
	| C-153
	| 22 October 2011
	| Veraval
	| Active<ref>{{Cite web|title = Interceptor Boat ICGS C-153 to Join Coast Guard Fleet at Porbandar tomorrow|url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=76792|website = pib.nic.in|access-date = 2015-12-27}}</ref>
|}

[[File:ABG-class fast interceptor C-148.jpg|thumb|ABG-class fast interceptor with ICGS Varaha OPV during rescue exercise]]

==See also==
* [[Solas Marine Fast Interceptor Boat]]
* [[L&T-class fast interceptor craft]]
* [[Couach fast interceptor boats]]
* [[Cochin Fast Patrol Vessels]]
* [[Alcock Ashdown Survey Catamaran]]
* [[Rajshree-class patrol vessel]]
* [[Rani Abbakka-class patrol vessel]]
* [[GSL-class offshore patrol vessel]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.marinekits.com/catalogue.php?id=161 Marine Kits catalogue]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928042118/http://www.capitalmarket.com/cmedit/story2-0.asp?SNo=123016 Capital Market]
* [http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=none&id=news/awx/2010/10/01/awx_10_01_2010_p0-258973.xml&headline=Indian%20Coast%20Guard%20Adds%20Interceptor%20Boat Aviation Week]

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[[Category:Auxiliary search and rescue ship classes]]
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{{Ship classes of the Indian Coast Guard}}