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

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]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 "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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