Bharati-class interceptor boat
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Coast Guard Interceptor boat C-154
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Bharati-class interceptor craft |
| Builders: | Bharati Shipyard |
| Operators: | Indian Coast Guard |
| Built: | 2009–present |
| In commission: | 2013–present |
| Building: | 11 |
| Planned: | 15 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Interceptor boat |
| Displacement: | 107 tonnes (105 long tons; 118 short tons) |
| Length: | 27.6 m (90 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
| Depth: | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
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| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement: | 1 officer and 12 enlisted |
Bharati-class of interceptor boats are a series of fifteen watercraft being built by Bharati Shipyard for the Indian Coast Guard.[1]
Description
The vessels in the series have an aluminum hull, and have a length of 28 meters, with beam of 6 meters and draught of 1.2 meters.[1] They are powered by twin MTU Caterpillar engines having capacity of 1630 kW each. They have Articulate Surface Piercing Propulsion and can attain a speed of more than 35 knots. The vessels can perform high-speed interception, close-coast patrol, low-intensity maritime operations, search-and-rescue and surveillance. They have a complement of one officer and 12 sailors. They are being constructed as per a ₹2.81 billion (US$42 million) contract signed with the Ministry of Defence, which was announced on 6 March 2009.[2]
The first Bharati-class interceptor boat has IRS no. 40567 and its pennant no. is C-154. It was commissioned in Mumbai on 22 February 2013 in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Secretary J.K. Banthia and S.P.S. Basra, Inspector General (IG), Coast Guard Region (West).[3]It was constructed by Bharati shipyards units at Vasco Da Gama
Ships of the class
| Pennant No | Commissioned | Homeport |
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| C-154 | 22 February 2013 | Mumbai[4][5] |
| C-155 | 14 May 2015 | Karwar[6] |
| C-156 | 12 March 2016 | Pipavav[7][8] |
| C-157 | ||
| C-158 | 12 April 2016[9] | Goa |
See also
- Cochin Fast Patrol Vessels
- L&T fast interceptor craft
- ABG fast interceptor craft
- Swallow Craft Class
- AMPL Class
References
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