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.

Vikram class

ICGS Varuna
Class overview
Builders:	Mazagon Dock Limited and Goa Shipyard Limited
Operators:	Indian Coast Guard Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lanka Coast Guard
Succeeded by:	Samar class
Completed:	9
Active:	2
Lost:	1
Retired:	6
General characteristics
Displacement:	1180 tonnes[1]
Length:	74.10 m (243.1 ft)
Beam:	11.4 m (37 ft)
Draught:	3.2 m (10 ft)
Installed power:	2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines(4707KW each)
Propulsion:	2 × propellers 12800 bhp
Speed:	22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range:	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement:	10 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 carried:	1* 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

Name	Pennant Number	Builder	Date of Launch	Date of commission	Date of Decommission	Status	Homeport
ICGS Vikram	33	Mazagon Dock	29 Sep 1981	26 Dec 1983	19 Jan 2012	Decommissioned	Vishakapatanam[2]
ICGS Vijaya	34			12 Apr 1985	23 Jan 2012		Porbandar[3]
ICGS Veera	35		30 Jun 1984	3 May 1986	20 May 2013		Tuticorin[4]
ICGS Varuna / SLCGS Suraksha[5]	36		1 Feb 1984	27 Feb 1988	23 August 2017 (Transferred to SLCG)[6][7]		Kochi[8]
ICGS Vajra	37		31 Jan 1987	22 Dec 1988	21 February 2018[9]		Paradip[10]
ICGS Vivek	38		5 Nov 1987	19 Aug 1989	Sank on 23 March 2010		Visakhapatnam[11]
ICGS Vigraha	39		1 Dec 1988	12 Apr 1990	16 May 2019[12]		Paradip[13]
ICGS Varad	40	Goa Shipyard	2 Sep 1989	19 Jul 1990	29 April 2017[14]		Port Blair[15]
ICGS Varaha	41			11 Mar 1992	Transferred to Sri Lanka		Chennai[16]

See also

• Jija Bai-class patrol vessel
• Tara Bai-class coastal patrol vessel
• Priyadarshini-class patrol vessel
• Sarojini Naidu-class extra-fast patrol vessel
• Samar-class offshore patrol vessel

References

1. http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx# Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Three Coast Guard ships decommissioned - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
3. Tv9 Gujarat - Navy Bids farewell to ICGS Vijay at Decommissioning ceremony, Porbandar - YouTube, archived from the original on 10 March 2016, retrieved 28 December 2015
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.
6. "ICGS Varuna sails off into the sunset after illustrious voyage". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
7. "Coast Guard ship Varuna decommissioned". Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
8. "ICGS Varuna rescues Indian, Maldivian crew from sinking vessel - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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.
12. "It's end of SAIL for Coast Guard Ship Vigraha". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
13. "TN trawlers reach safety on AP coast". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
14. "Coast Guard decommissions ICGS Varad after 27 years - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
15. "300 Kamorta students visit ICGS Varad". www.andamansheekha.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
16. "No opposition to donation of Indian Coast Guard ship to Sri Lanka". Seithy - 24 Hours News Service. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

External links

• Indian Coastguard official page
• Goa Shipyard listing
• Gross Tonnage listing
• ICGS Vikram decommissioned