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{{Short description|2006 Indian naval class}}
{{italic title|string=Bangaram}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox ship
|section1={{Infobox ship/image
| image = INS Baratang.jpg
| image_caption = INS ''Baratang'' (T68) during Milan 2018
}}

|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview
| name = ''Bangaram'' class
| builders = [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]
| operators = {{navy|India}}
| class_before = {{sclass|Trinkat|patrol vessel|4}}
| class_after = {{sclass|Car Nicobar|patrol vessel|4}}
| subclasses =
| built_range = 2004-2006
| in_commission_range = 2006-present
| total_ships_building =
| total_ships_planned = 4
| total_ships_completed = 4
| total_ships_canceled = 0
| total_ships_active = 4
| total_ships_laid_up =
| total_ships_lost =
| total_ships_retired =
| total_ships_preserved =
}}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics
| hide_header =
| header_caption =
| class =
| type = [[Fast attack craft]]
| displacement = 260 tons (full load)<ref name=br-bangaram>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/169-Bangaram-Class.html |title=Bangaram class |publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com |access-date=30 September 2014 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085606/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/169-Bangaram-Class.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| length = {{convert|46|m|abbr=on}}
| beam = {{convert|7.5|m|abbr=on}}
| draught =
| draft =
| propulsion = 2 × MTU 4000 M90 engines (7492hp)
| speed = {{convert|30|kn|km/h}}
| range =
| complement = 33
| sensors =
| armament = 1 × [[CRN 91 Naval Gun|CRN-91]] (2A42 Medak) 30mm gun
| armor =
| aircraft =
| aircraft_facilities =
| notes =
}}
}}

The '''''Bangaram''-class fast attack crafts<ref name=":0">{{Cite press release |title=ANC Evacuation of Tourists from Havelock |date=2017-09-18 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1503188&reg=3&lang=1 |quote=As the Civil ferries do not ply at night to Havelock, '''Andaman and Nicobar Command''' had been approached for ferrying the stranded tourists. Two ships of the '''Naval Component''', INS Bangaram and INS Battimalv ('''Fast Attack Craft class''') were sailed... |access-date=2026-04-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260401143127/https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1503188&reg=3&lang=2 |archive-date=2026-04-01}}</ref>''' of the [[Indian Navy]] are designed for [[interdiction]] against fast moving surface vessels and for [[search-and-rescue]] operations in coastal areas and in the [[exclusive economic zone]].'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite tweet |number=1966566777158029342 |user=MHSofIndia |title=The ship was designed by @OfficialGRSE for interdiction against fast-moving surface vessels and SAR in coastal areas and the exclusive economic zone. |date=2025-09-12 |access-date=2006-09-12}}</ref>''' They are named after [[Bangaram Atoll|Bangaram]] in [[Lakshadweep]] and forms a part of the Naval Component of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]].'''<ref name=":0" />'''

The vessels are designed and built by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]].<ref name=":1" /> The ships of the [[Ship class|class]] have an [[air-conditioning]] system supplied by ABB, switchboards from GEPC, [[diesel generator]] sets from [[Cummins India]], living spaces designed by [[Godrej Group]] as well as a built-in RO ([[Reverse Osmosis]]) plant. The electronic equipment on board including [[satellite communication]] and [[global positioning systems]] is from [[Bharat Electronics Limited]], [[Electronics Corporation of India|ECIL]] and [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bangaram Class|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/169-Bangaram-Class.html|access-date=15 June 2017|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085606/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/169-Bangaram-Class.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Ships of the class ==
[[File:INS Bangaram (T65).jpg|thumb|300px|INS ''Bangaram'' (T65) at the time of launching.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Pennant
!Launched
!Commissioned
!Status
!Homeport
|-
!colspan=6 | {{navy|India}}
|-
| {{INS|Bangaram||2}} || T65 || 11 December 2004 || 10 February 2006 || Active || rowspan="4" | [[Port Blair|Sri Vijaya Puram]]
|-
| {{INS|Bitra||2}} || T66 || 14 December 2004 || 28 March 2006 || Active
|-
| {{INS|Batti Malv||2}} || T67 || 28 June 2005 || 31 July 2006 || Active
|-
| {{INS|Baratang||2}} || T68 || 6 August 2005 || 12 September 2006'''<ref name=":1" />'''|| Active
|}

==See also==
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Bangaram-class patrol vessel}}
{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}

[[Category:Bangaram-class patrol boats| ]]
[[Category:Ships built in India]]
[[Category:Patrol boat classes]]

Bangaram-class fast attack craft - Revision history

CharlieEkz at 14:03, 6 May 2026