Pulicat-class patrol boat

The Pulicat class of patrol boats were a series of five water craft of Russian origin (ex-Poluchat class), which were in service of Indian Navy and were later-on transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. INS Panvel took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.[2][3][4]

Pulicat class

INS Panvel at sea
Class overview
Operators:	India
Planned:	5
Completed:	5
Retired:	5
General characteristics
Type:	Patrol boat
Displacement:	91 long tons (92 t) [1]
Length:	29.9 m (98 ft 1 in)
Beam:	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft:	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:	2 × diesel engines (2,400 hp (1,800 kW) total)
Speed:	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range:	460 nmi (850 km; 530 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement:	16 initially, 30 later
Armament:	2 × Bofors 40 mm gun

Boats in the class

Name	Date of commissioning	Notes
INS Pamban	18 February 1967	Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned [5]
INS Puri	18 February 1967	Transferred to newly formed [Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Pulicat	16 March 1967	Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Panaji	16 Mar 1967	Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Panvel	16 Mar 1967	Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned

See also

• Jija Bai-class patrol vessel

References

1. "INS PANVEL: THE SMALL SHIP THAT SCORED BIG IN THE 1971 WAR". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
2. "Pulicat class - commissioning". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
3. "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF). Indian Military History. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
4. "Growth of the Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
5. "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF).