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{{Infobox ship
| sclass = 2
|section1={{Infobox ship/image
| image = Thane Creek and Elephanta Island 03-2016 - img08 Ships on Thane Creek.jpg
| image_caption = Coast Guard Interceptor boat C-154
}}

|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview
| name = Bharati-class interceptor craft
| builders = [[Bharati Shipyard]]
| operators = [[Indian Coast Guard]]
| class_before = [[AMPL-class interceptor boat]]
| class_after =
| subclasses =
| cost =
| built_range = 2009–present
| in_service_range =
| in_commission_range = 2013–present
| total_ships_building = 8
| total_ships_planned = 15
| total_ships_completed = 7
| total_ships_canceled =
| total_ships_active = 6<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wap.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/bharati-defence-and-infrastructure-delivers-vessel-to-indian-coast-guard-117111601370_1.html|title=Bharati Defence and Infrastructure delivers vessel to Indian Coast Guard|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=16 November 2017|last1=Market|first1=Capital}}</ref>
| total_ships_laid_up =
| total_ships_lost =
| total_ships_retired =
| total_ships_scrapped =
| total_ships_preserved =
}}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics
| hide_header =
| header_caption =
| type = Interceptor boat
| tonnage =
| displacement = {{Convert|107|t|lk=on}}
| length = {{Convert|27.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| beam = {{Convert|6.17|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height =
| draught = {{Convert|1.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{Convert|3.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| hold_depth =
| decks =
| deck_clearance =
| power =
| propulsion = * 2 × Caterpillar MTU Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1630KW engines
* 2 × 69 kW 415 V 50 Hz AC
| speed = {{Convert|35|kn|lk=in}}
| range =
| endurance =
| troops =
| complement = 1 officer and 12 enlisted
| time_to_activate =
| sensors =
| EW =
| armament =
| armour =
| notes =
}}
}}
'''Bharati-class of interceptor boats''' are a series of fifteen watercraft being built by [[Bharati Shipyard]] for the [[Indian Coast Guard]].<ref name=irclass>[http://www.irclass.org/ship_info# IR Class ship info] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621234432/http://www.irclass.org/ship_info |date=21 June 2013 }}</ref>

==Description==
The vessels in the series have an aluminium hull, and have a length of 28 meters, with beam of 6 meters and draught of 1.2 meters.<ref name="irclass" /> They are powered by twin MTU Caterpillar engines having capacity of 1630 kW each. They have Articulate Surface Piercing Propulsion and can attain a speed of more than 35 knots. The vessels can perform high-speed interception, close-coast patrol, low-intensity maritime operations, search-and-rescue and surveillance. They have a complement of one officer and 12 sailors. They are being constructed as per a {{INRConvert|2.81|b|0}} contract signed with the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], which was announced on 6 March 2009.<ref name=business>{{cite news|title=Bharati Shipyard bags Rs 281 cr defence contract|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bharati-shipyard-bags-rs-281-cr-defence-contract/56236/on|accessdate=31 January 2013|newspaper=Business Standard|date=6 March 2009|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015151534/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bharati-shipyard-bags-rs-281-cr-defence-contract/56236/on|archivedate=15 October 2012}}</ref>

The first Bharati-class interceptor boat has IRS no. 40567 and its pennant no. is C-154. It was commissioned in [[Mumbai]] on 22 February 2013 in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Secretary J.K. Banthia and S.P.S. Basra, Inspector General (IG), Coast Guard Region (West).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece |title=New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard |newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 February 2013 |accessdate=2016-03-14 |url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604022420/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece |archivedate=4 June 2013 }}</ref> It was constructed by Bharati shipyards units at [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco Da Gama]].{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

== Ships of the class ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Pennant No
!Commissioned
!Homeport
|-
|C-154
|22 February 2013
|Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web|url =https://nirmalomnewsline.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/480/|title =Nirmal New Online|date =22 February 2013|url-status =live|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20160125022022/https://nirmalomnewsline.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/480/|archivedate =25 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece|title=New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard|date=2013-02-22|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604022420/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece|archivedate=4 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
|C-155
|14 May 2015
|Karwar<ref>{{Cite web|title = Coast Guard commissions four boats at Porbandar|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-14/news/62165577_1_indian-coast-guard-ship-porbandar-boats|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151017095805/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-14/news/62165577_1_indian-coast-guard-ship-porbandar-boats|url-status = dead|archive-date = 17 October 2015|website = timesofindia-economictimes|accessdate = 2015-12-27}}</ref>
|-
|C-156
|12 March 2016
|Pipavav<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indian-coast-guard-commissions-new-vessel-at-porbandar/|title=Indian Coast Guard commissions new vessel at Porbandar|date=2016-03-12|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-03-12|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313061101/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indian-coast-guard-commissions-new-vessel-at-porbandar/|archivedate=13 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2016/03/12/indian-coast-guard-ship-c-156-commissioned-at-porbandar/|title=Indian Coast Guard Ship C- 156 commissioned at Porbandar|website=DeshGujarat|date=12 March 2016|access-date=2016-03-12|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313030803/http://deshgujarat.com/2016/03/12/indian-coast-guard-ship-c-156-commissioned-at-porbandar/|archivedate=13 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
|C-158
|12 April 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/coast-guard-interceptor-boat-commissioned-589149-2016-04-12|title=Coast Guard interceptor boat commissioned|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|date=12 April 2016 |access-date=2016-04-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421132247/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/coast-guard-interceptor-boat-commissioned/1/641313.html|archive-date=21 April 2016}}</ref>
|Goa
|-
|C-161
|5 January 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indian-coast-guard-ship-c-161-commissioned-in-porbandar201801051901140002/|title=Indian Coast Guard Ship C-161 commissioned in Porbandar|website=aninews.in|language=en|access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref>
|Vadinar
|-
|C-162
|30 May 2018
|Vizhinjam<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/coast-guard-ship-commissioned/article24025829.ece|title=Coast Guard ship commissioned|date=2018-05-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-05-30|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Cochin Fast Patrol Vessels]]
* [[L&T fast interceptor craft]]
* [[ABG fast interceptor craft]]
* [[Swallow Craft Class Inshore Patrol Vessel|Swallow Craft Class]]
* [[AMPL Class Interceptor Boat|AMPL Class]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20130217235553/http://www.igovernment.in/site/Rs-281-Cr-defence-vessel-order-to-Bharati-Shipyard Rs 281 Crore defence vessel order to Bharati Shipyard]

{{Ship classes of the Indian Coast Guard}}

[[Category:Fast attack craft of the Indian Coast Guard]]
[[Category:Patrol boat classes]]
[[Category:Auxiliary search and rescue ship classes]]

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ArianneNies1 at 21:58, 13 December 2025