MCGS Huravee

MCGS Huravee was originally INS Tillanchang, a Trinkat-class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy. The vessel was designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in Kolkata, West Bengal. Tillanchang was named after Tillangchong Island sometimes also called Tillanchang[2] and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 17 March 2001. She was transferred to the Maldivian Coast Guard on 16 April 2006 as MCGS Huravee. As part of the transfer, technical and material assistance was provided by the Indian Navy for a period of three years. The Indian Navy also stationed a team of personnel for a preliminary period and on-the-job training of the Maldivian crew.[1] Huravee was successfully refitted at Visakhapatnam Naval Dockyard in November 2018. The refit was an initiative by Indian Navy to boost its diplomatic outreach to friendly foreign navies in the Indian Ocean Region.[3]

CGS Huravee during an exercise
History
India
Name	Tillanchang
Namesake	Tillanchang
Commissioned	17 March 2001
Identification	T62
Fate	Transferred to Maldives Coast Guard on 16 April 2006
Maldives
Name	MCGS Huravee
Commissioned	16 April 2006
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Trinkat-class patrol vessel
Displacement	260 tons (full load)[1]
Length	46 m (150 ft 11 in)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draft	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 × MTU engines, 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) each 3 × 80 kW diesel generators
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	33 including 4 officers
Armament	1 × 2A42 Medak 30 mm gun