Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (1983)

Vikram-class offshore patrol vessels are series of nine watercraft jointly built by Mazagon Dock Limited Mumbai and Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco da Gama, Goa for the Indian Coast Guard.

This article is about the decommissioned Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel variant; see Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (2017) for the newer vartiant.

Vikram class
ICGS Varuna
Class overview
BuildersMazagon Dock Limited and Goa Shipyard Limited
Operators
Succeeded bySamar class
Completed9
Lost1
Retired8
General characteristics
Displacement1180 tonnes[1]
Length74.10 m (243.1 ft)
Beam11.4 m (37 ft)
Draught3.2 m (10 ft)
Installed power2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines(4707KW each)
Propulsion2 × propellers 12800 bhp
Speed22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement10 officers and 98 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems		Radar : BEL make-1*Decca 1226 nav;BEL make-1*Decca 1230 nav
Armament
  • 1 x 30mm 2A42
  • 2 x 12.7mm MG
Aircraft carried1* HAL Chetak

Introduction

The vessels in this class are 74 metres (243 ft) long with a beam of 11.4 metres (37 ft) and are armed with a Mantra Defense Lynx optronic-directed 40mm 60 cal Bofors Mk3 AA gun or dual 30mm CRN 91 Naval Gun. They are powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines driving two propellers. The vessels are equipped with pollution control equipment, two firefighting monitors, a four-tonne crane. They also carry diving equipment, two RIB inspection crafts, a grp launch, and a hangar for a light helicopter. The Vikram-class vessels have an air-conditioned accommodation for a crew of 11 officers and 85 enlisted sailors.

A derivative of this has been exported to Mauritius as the MCGS Barracuda.

List of vessels
NamePennant NumberBuilderDate of LaunchDate of commissionDate of Decommission Status Homeport
ICGS Vikram33Mazagon Dock29 Sep 198126 Dec 198319 Jan 2012 Decommissioned Vishakapatanam[2]
ICGS Vijaya3412 Apr 198523 Jan 2012 Porbandar[3]
ICGS Veera3530 Jun 19843 May 198620 May 2013 Tuticorin[4]
ICGS Varuna / SLCGS Suraksha[5]361 Feb 198427 Feb 198823 August 2017

(Transferred to SLCG)[6][7]

 Kochi[8]
ICGS Vajra3731 Jan 198722 Dec 198821 February 2018[9] Paradip[10]
ICGS Vivek385 Nov 198719 Aug 1989Sank on 23 March 2010 Visakhapatnam[11]
ICGS Vigraha391 Dec 198812 Apr 199016 May 2019[12] Paradip[13]
ICGS Varad40Goa Shipyard2 Sep 198919 Jul 199029 April 2017[14] Port Blair[15]
ICGS Varaha4111 Mar 1992Transferred to Sri Lanka Chennai[16]

See also

References
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  4. "ICGS Veera decommissioning | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. SpokespersonNavy (21 October 2017). "#BridgesofFriendship Ex-ICG ship Varuna that was gifted to Sri Lankan by India was re- christened as SURAKSHA & commissioned into Sri Lanka Coast Guard today at a ceremony in Colombo Port.The event reaffirms the strong maritime cooperation that exists between both countriespic.twitter.com/sp0nPDGFuR". @indiannavy. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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  9. "Vajra retires from service". Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. "Coast Guard ship 'Vajra' rebased at Paradip port". The Hindu. 12 April 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  11. "Rest easy, Vizag's coast is guarded". The Hindu. 16 February 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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  13. "TN trawlers reach safety on AP coast". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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