Tara Bai-class patrol vessel
Class overview | |
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Builders: |
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Operators: | Indian Coast Guard |
Built: | 1987–1990 |
Completed: | 6 |
Active: | 0 |
Retired: | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Coastal patrol vessel |
Displacement: | 236 tonnes |
Length: | 44.9 m (147 ft) |
Beam: | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
Draught: | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Installed power: | 2 × MTU 12V538 TB82 diesels |
Propulsion: | 2 × 4-blade propellers, 5,940 bhp (4,430 kW) |
Range: | 2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Endurance: | 7 days |
Complement: | 5 officers, 29 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems: | BEL make-1*Decca 1226 navigation radar |
Armament: |
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The Tara Bai class of coastal patrol vessels is a series of six watercraft built by Singapore Slipway & Engineering and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata for Indian Coast Guard. They are intended for search and rescue, fisheries patrol and sovereignty patrol.[1]
Design
The vessels in this class are 45 metres (148 ft) long with a beam of 7 metres (23 ft) and are armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. The hull design of Tara Bai class is based on standard Lurssen 45-m hull steel construction. They are powered by two MTU 12V538 TB82 diesel engines and have two propellers with four blades. The vessels have various communication and navigation equipment including HF/DF and echo sounder and an autopilot.
Capacity
The vessels carries 30 tonnes of fuel and has a range 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). They carry ten tonnes of fresh water with a three ton/day distiller and have an endurance of 7 days. They have a five-ton bollard towing hook and a rigid inflatable boat. They have air-conditioned accommodation for a crew of 5 officers and 29 enlisted sailors.
Ships of the class
Name | Pennant Number | Date of Commission | Date of Decommission | Homeport |
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ICGS Tara Bai | 71 | 26 June 87 | 18 July 2013[2] | Porbandar[3] |
ICGS Ahalya Bai | 72 | 9 September 87 | 21 December 2013[4] | Tuticorin[5] |
ICGS Laxmi Bai | 73 | 20 March 89 | Decommissioned 2013[6] | Kochi[7] |
ICGS Akka Devi | 74 | 9 August 90 | 20 March 2014 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands[8] |
ICGS Naiki Devi | 75 | 19 March 90 | 20 March 2014 | Tuticorin[8] |
ICGS Ganga Devi | 76 | 19 November 90 | Decommissioned 2014[6] | Andaman & Nicobar Islands[9] |
See also
- Rajshree class
- Rani Abbaka class
- Sarojini Naidu class
- Priyadarshini class
- Rajhans class
- Jija Bai class
References
- ↑ Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591149552.
- ↑ "New Page 1". www.indiancoastguard.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ "English Releases". Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ↑ "Coast Guard bids adieu to 'Ahalyabai'". The Hindu. 2013-12-21. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ "Indian Coast Guard".
- 1 2 "Indian Coast Guard: Inshore Patrol Vessels by Hindustan Shipyard Limited". www.marinebuzz.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ↑ "Maldivian ship MV Sea Angel sinks off Kochi". Sify. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- 1 2 "Two ICG ships decommissioned after 24 years of service - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ↑ "Indian Coast Guard".
External links
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.
- GrossTonnage (subscription required)
- "Detailed History of Indian Coast Guard". Indian Coast Guard.