Priyadarshini-class patrol vessel

Priyadarshini-class patrol vessels (also referred to as Jija Bai Mod 1 class) are a series of 8 mid-shore fast patrol boats, built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata and Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco da Gama, Goa for Indian Coast Guard between 1991 and 1998.

Design

The 46 metre-long vessels with a displacement of 215 tonnes have a top speed of 24 knots. The vessels are powered by two MTU 12V538 diesel engines driving two independent four-blade propellers. The Priyadarshini class has a range of 2400 nm at cruise speed of 12 knots. The crew of the patrol vessels consists of 5 officers and 29 enlisted sailors. The vessels are armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. In early 1998, ICGS Amrit Kaur (225) acted as a trial platform for the 30 mm CRN 91 Naval Gun.

Ships of the class
NamePennant BuilderCommissioned Decommissioned Homeport Status
ICGS Priyadarshini221 GRSE25 May 1992 29 August 2014 Visakhapatnam[1] Decommissioned
ICGS Razia Sultana222 GRSE18 November 1992 Paradip[2] Active[3]
ICGS Annie Beseant223 GSL7 December 1991 10 January 2014 Manglore[4] Decommissioned
ICGS Kamla Devi224 GSL20 May 1992 Goa[5]
ICGS Amrit Kaur225 GSL20 March 1993 20 March 2015 Mumbai[6]
ICGS Kanak Lata Barua226 GRSE27 March 1997 23 June 2017[7] Port Blair[8]
ICGS Bhikaji Cama227 GRSE24 September 1997 28 March 2018[9] Port Blair[10]
ICGS Sucheta Kripalani228 GRSE16 March 1998 23 March 2018[11] Kolkata[12]

Specification
  • Displacement: 215 tonnes
  • Length: 46 meter
  • Beam: 7.5 meter
  • Draught: 1.85 meter
  • Speed: 24 Knots
  • Armament: 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA or 1x30 CRN 91; 2x7.62 mm MG
  • Radar: BEL make-1*Decca 1245/6X or Decca 1226 for navigation
  • Power: 2 MTU 12V538 TB82 diesel
  • Propulsion: 2*4 Blade propeller, 5940 bhp
  • Electric: 240 kW (3*80 kW, 315 V,50 Hz Diesel driven)
  • Range: 2400 nm at 12 knots
  • Crew: 5 officers. 29 enlisted.
  • Fuel: 20 Tonnes

See also

Jija Bai class patrol vessel

References
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