Rajshree-class inshore patrol vessel
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Rajshree class inshore patrol vessels |
| Builders: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, India |
| Operators: |  Indian Coast Guard |
| Built: | 2010-2013 |
| In commission: | 2012-present |
| Building: | 0 |
| Planned: | 8 |
| Completed: | 8 |
| Active: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 300 long tons (305 t) |
| Length: | 48 m (157 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | 3 × MTU 4000 engines 2,720 bhp (2,028 kW) water jet propulsion |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range: | 1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 35 |
| Armament: | 1 × 30 mm (1.2 in) CRN 91 Naval Gun |
The Rajshree class inshore patrol vessels are a series of eight ships being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata for the Indian Coast Guard.
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Design [edit]
The Rajshree class have displacement of 300 tons and are 48 metres (157 ft) in length. They are fitted with an integrated bridge system (IBS), integrated machine control system (IMCS). The vessels are powered by three MTU 4000 series engines capable of generating 2,720 BHP to propel the vessel at a speed of 34 knots using water jet propulsion. At economical speed of 16 knots, they have a range of 1,600 nautical miles. The vessels also generates 320 kW of electric power to feed a wide array of on-board sensors and equipment. The vessels are also fitted with various terrestrial and satellite based communication systems including a Fleet-500 satellite communication system.
The ships are equipped with a 30 mm CRN 91 Naval Gun, which is gyro-stabilized with an electro-optical fire control system. They can undertake day and night patrolling for anti-smuggling, anti-poaching and fisheries monitoring in shallow waters. They also carry on-board a high-speed fibre-reinforced plastic boat, two Gemini boats and one water scooter for search and rescue operations. They have fully air conditioned and modular accommodation for 5 officers and 30 sailors.
Ships in class [edit]
The first vessel in the series ICGS Rajshree was commissioned by Director General Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral M.P. Muralidharan at GRSE Jetty on February 15, 2012.[1] Firstly commanded by Commandant Pankaj Verma, an alumnus of the prestigious US Naval War College, Newport. The ship is named after an old Seaward class defense boat (SDB) of the Indian Navy INS Rajshree that served from 1983 to 2006.
The second ship, ICGS Rajtarang, was commissioned at Chennai on May 19, 2012,[2] and the third, ICGS Rajkiran, on August 29, 2012, at Visakhapatnam.[3]
| Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICGS Rajshree | September 27, 2010 | March 21, 2011 | February 15, 2012 |
| ICGS Rajtarang | - | March 21, 2011 | May 19, 2012 |
| ICGS Rajkiran | March, 2011 | September 30, 2011[4] | August 29, 2012 |
| ICGS Rajkamal | March, 2011 | September 30, 2011 | January 8, 2013 |
| ICGS Rajratan | March, 2011 | September 30, 2011 | February 11, 2013 |
| ICGS Rajdoot | January 24, 2012 | August 6, 2012[5] | April 22, 2013 |
| ICGS Rajveer | January 24, 2012 | August 6, 2012 | - |
| ICGS Rajdhwaj | January 24, 2012 | January 29, 2013 | - |
See also [edit]
- L&T Interceptor class fast attack craft
- Cochin Fast Patrol Vessels
- ABG fast interceptor craft
- Alcock Ashdown Survey Catamaran
- Rani Abbakka Class
References [edit]
- ^ "Rajshree Class Inshore Patrol Vessel Commissioned Into Indian Coast Guard". defencenow.com. 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "ICGS Rajtarang commissioned in Chennai". newstrackindia.com. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Coast Guard inducts inshore patrol ship". newstrackindia.com. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "GRSE launches three ships". Times of India. October 1, 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "GRSE launches two patrol vessels for Coast Guard". newstrackindia.com. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
