AMPL-class interceptor boat

AMPL (P-2000) class of interceptor boats are series of ten watercraft built by M/s Anderson Marine Private Limited, Goa, India for the Indian Coast Guard.[1]

Class overview
NameAMPL (P-2000) class interceptor boats
BuildersM/s Anderson Marine Private Limited
OperatorsIndian Coast Guard
Succeeded byBharati-class interceptor boat
In commission1993–2003
Planned10 (with an option for additional 6)
Building0
Completed10
Active5 + 1 (leased to Mauritius)
General characteristics
TypeInterceptor boat
Displacement49 tonnes (48 long tons; 54 short tons)
Length20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)
Beam5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Draught1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 Deutz-MWM TBD 234 V12 diesel engine (823 Bhp each) 1 Deutz-MWM TBD 234 V8 550-bhp loiter diesel center-line engine
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range600 nmi (1,100 km)
Complement1 officer and 11 enlisted

Design

The vessels in this series are 20 meters (65 ft 7 in) long with a beam of 5.8 meters (19 ft 0 in) and are armed with single 7.62 mm machine gun. They are powered by two Deutz-MWM TBD 234 V12 diesel engines (823 bhp, 614 kW each) and one Deutz-MWM TBD 234 V8 550 bhp (410 kW) diesel engine driving three Hamilton 402-series water-jet, 2,200 bhp (1,600 kW). Initially 10 vessels were ordered in September 1990 with an option for 6 more, however the option was never invoked. They were built in cooperation with Sea King industries. Glass-reinforced plastic hulls were laid up by Anderson Marine, employing molds originally built by M/s Watercraft Marine, Shoreham, UK for the Royal Navy Archer class (P-2000). In order to meet the speed and performance requirements, vessels were configured in a triple-engine water jet arrangement and the machinery, superstructure and deck arrangement were redesigned by Amgram Ltd, Sussex, UK. The vessels were originally to have had a 20 mm Oerlikon AA forward but a remotely controlled 7.63 mm machine gun has been substituted.

Role

The vessels are intended for patrolling the coast, interdiction of smugglers and infiltrators, and search and rescue operations. The AMPL class interceptors have a complement of 1 officer and 11 sailors. They have a range 600 nmi (1,100 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The vessels have been based at various Indian coast guard station such as Mandapam, Mangalore, Visakhapatnam, Okha, Chennai, Kochi and Goa, and one boat was leased to Mauritius in 2001.

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AMPL Class Interceptor Boat
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Ships of the class
IMO no.NamePennant no.Date of commission Date of DecommissionHomeport
9050838ICGSC 13116 November 1993 23 October 2013[2]Kandla
9050840ICGSC 13216 November 1993 23 October 2013[2]Kandla
9050852ICGSC 13320 May 1995 26 March 2014[3]Goa
9050864ICGSC 13420 May 1995 29 February 2016[4]Mandapam
9050876ICGSC 13525 May 1995 Okha[5]
9050888ICGSC 13625 March 1995 Okha[5]
9050890ICGSC 1374 September 1996 Mandapam[6]
9050917ICGSC 1384 September 1996 Mandapam[7]
9050929ICGSC 13916 October 1997 Leased to Mauritius in 2001
9050905ICGSC 14015 November 2003 04-July-2019 Port Blair[8]

See also

References
  1. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim
  2. "New Page 1". www.indiancoastguard.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. "Coast Guard decommissions 20-year-old patrol ship". oHeraldo. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. "Interceptor boat decommissioned". The Hindu. 1 March 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. "Indian Coast Guard Org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016.
  6. "Pilgrims set to take part in Katchatheevu church fete on Saturday". The Hindu. 15 March 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. "Handing over of SL fishermen soon". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  8. "Coast Guard arrests 60 Bangla migrants". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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