Tara Bai-class patrol vessel

The Tara Bai class of coastal patrol vessels is a series of six watercraft built by Singapore Slipway & Engineering and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata for Indian Coast Guard. They are intended for search and rescue, fisheries patrol and sovereignty patrol.[1]

Tara Bai class
Class overview
Builders
OperatorsIndian Coast Guard
Built1987–1990
Completed6
Active0
Retired6
General characteristics
TypeCoastal patrol vessel
Displacement236 tonnes
Length44.9 m (147 ft)
Beam7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Draught1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Installed power2 × MTU 12V538 TB82 diesels
Propulsion2 × 4-blade propellers, 5,940 bhp (4,430 kW)
Range2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance7 days
Complement5 officers, 29 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems		BEL make-1*Decca 1226 navigation radar
Armament
  • 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA
  • 2 × single 7.62 mm MG

Design

The vessels in this class are 45 metres (148 ft) long with a beam of 7 metres (23 ft) and are armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. The hull design of Tara Bai class is based on standard Lurssen 45-m hull steel construction. They are powered by two MTU 12V538 TB82 diesel engines and have two propellers with four blades. The vessels have various communication and navigation equipment including HF/DF and echo sounder and an autopilot.

Capacity

The vessels carries 30 tonnes of fuel and has a range 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). They carry ten tonnes of fresh water with a three ton/day distiller and have an endurance of 7 days. They have a five-ton bollard towing hook and a rigid inflatable boat. They have air-conditioned accommodation for a crew of 5 officers and 29 enlisted sailors.

Ships of the class
Tara Bai-class coastal patrol vessels
NamePennant NumberDate of Commission Date of Decommission Homeport
ICGS Tara Bai7126 June 1987[2] 18 July 2013[3] Porbandar[4]
ICGS Ahalya Bai729 September 1987[2] 21 December 2013[5] Tuticorin[6]
ICGS Lakshmi Bai7320 March 1989[2] Kochi[7]
ICGS Akka Devi749 August 1990[2] 20 March 2014 Andaman & Nicobar Islands[8]
ICGS Naiki Devi7519 March 1990[2] 20 March 2014 Tuticorin[8]
ICGS Ganga Devi7619 November 1990[2] Andaman & Nicobar Islands[9]

See also

References
  1. Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591149552.
  2. Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2004). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 (107th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 326. ISBN 978-0710626233.
  3. "New Page 1". www.indiancoastguard.nic.in. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. "English Releases". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. "Coast Guard bids adieu to 'Ahalyabai'". The Hindu. 21 December 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  6. "Indian Coast Guard".
  7. "Maldivian ship MV Sea Angel sinks off Kochi". Sify. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  8. "Two ICG ships decommissioned after 24 years of service - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  9. "Indian Coast Guard".
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