ICGS Samrat

ICGS Samrat (CG47) is an Indian Coast Guard Advanced Off Shore Patrol Vessel (OPV), second ship of Sankalp class which has been indigenously designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited. The vessel was commissioned to coast guard service on 21 January 2009 by Former Defence Minister A. K. Antony. Samrat is based in Goa and will be extensively used for Exclusive Economic Zone and other duties as it is set to be exploited extensively on the Western Seaboard.

Not to be confused with ICGS Samarth.

ICGS Samrat during a joint exercise of Indian and Japanese Coast Guard
History
India
Name: ICGS Samrat
Namesake: 'Emperor'
Owner: Indian Coast Guard
Builder: Goa Shipyard Limited
Commissioned: 21 January 2009
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement: 2,230 short tons (2,020 t)[1]
Length: 105 m (344 ft)[1]
Beam: 12.9 m (42 ft)[1]
Draught: 3.6 m (12 ft)[1]
Propulsion: 2 × SEMT Pielstick 20 PA6B STC diesel engines (20,900 PS, 15,400 kW)[1]
Speed: 23.5 kn (43.5 km/h)[2]
Range: 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)[1]
Complement: 128 including 15 officers[2]
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Raytheon surface search radar[1]
Armament:
  • 2 × 30 mm CRN-91 naval gun
  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[1]
Aircraft carried: HAL Dhruv or HAL Chetak[2]

Joint exercise

In 2014, Samrat took part in the 13th joint exercise between Coast Guards of India and Japan held annually since 1999 titled Sahayog- Kaijin 2014.[3] JCG (Japan Coast Guard Ship) Mizuho and its integral helicopter, HAL Chetak helicopter, Dornier 228 aircraft and ICGS C-404 also took part in the exercise which focuses on anti piracy procedures, pollution control measures and other areas of common professional interest.[4]

Service history

Samrat has made several visits to various countries as part of bilateral efforts to promote goodwill, which are aimed at enhancing cooperation with the Maritime Law Enforcement Agencies. On 2 December 2012, Samrat led by Captain Mukesh Purohit, deputy commander and deputy inspector-general of the Indian Coast Guard, with 22 officers and 115 sailors on board, anchored at Ho Chi Minh City port, began a 5-day friendly visit to Vietnam. A reception ceremony was held at the port with the participation of representatives from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Vietnam Marine Police Department, the External Relations Department under the Ministry of National Defence, the High Command of Military Zone 7 and the Indian Ambassador to Vietnam.[5]

On 21 October 2015, as part of goodwill visit to the South East Asian region, in the first-leg of the overseas deployment, ICGS Samrat made a port-call at the Port of Macassar, Indonesia. The visit was aimed at enhancing cooperation with Maritime Law Enforcement Agencies of Indonesia, including BAKAMLA and BASARNAS, and discussing ways to combat maritime transnational crime, maritime search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, exclusive economic zone surveillance, humanitarian aid and disaster relief and maritime pollution response.[6]

References
  1. Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2016). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2016–2017 (119th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 364. ISBN 978-0710631855.
  2. "Surface Units Page: Indian Coast Guard". Indian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. "India, Japan conduct joint exercise". Deccan Chronicle. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  4. "13th India-Japan coastguard exercise Sahayog-Kaijin held". Asian Military Review. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  5. "Indian coast guard ship visits HCM City". People's Army Newspaper. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  6. "ICGS to call Indonesian port Macassar". United News Of India. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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