Template:Infobox ship
Bharati-class of interceptor boats are a series of fifteen watercraft being built by Bharati Shipyard for the Indian Coast Guard.[1]
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.[1] 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 Template:INRConvert contract signed with the Ministry of Defence, which was announced on 6 March 2009.[2]
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).[3] It was constructed by Bharati shipyards units at Vasco Da Gama.Template:Citation needed
Ships of the class
| Pennant No | Commissioned | Homeport |
|---|---|---|
| C-154 | 22 February 2013 | Mumbai[4][5] |
| C-155 | 14 May 2015 | Karwar[6] |
| C-156 | 12 March 2016 | Pipavav[7][8] |
| C-158 | 12 April 2016[9] | Goa |
| C-161 | 5 January 2018[10] | Vadinar |
| C-162 | 30 May 2018 | Vizhinjam[11] |
See also
- Cochin Fast Patrol Vessels
- L&T fast interceptor craft
- ABG fast interceptor craft
- Swallow Craft Class
- AMPL Class
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IR Class ship info Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Bharati Shipyard bags Rs 281 cr defence contract. Business Standard(6 March 2009).
- ↑ New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard. The Hindu(22 February 2013).
- ↑ Nirmal New Online(22 February 2013).
- ↑ New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard. The Hindu(2013-02-22).
- ↑ Coast Guard commissions four boats at Porbandar. timesofindia-economictimes.
- ↑ Indian Coast Guard commissions new vessel at Porbandar. The Indian Express(2016-03-12). Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ Indian Coast Guard Ship C- 156 commissioned at Porbandar. DeshGujarat(12 March 2016). Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ Coast Guard interceptor boat commissioned. indiatoday.intoday.in(12 April 2016). Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ↑ Indian Coast Guard Ship C-161 commissioned in Porbandar. aninews.in. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ Coast Guard ship commissioned. The Hindu(2018-05-29). Retrieved 2018-05-30.