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<div>{{short description|Indian Vikram-class patrol vessels}}<br />
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|Ship country=India<br />
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|India|coast guard}}<br />
|Ship name=''Veera''<br />
|Ship owner= Ministry Of Defense<br />
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| Ship class= {{sclass|Vikram|offshore patrol vessel|||2017}}<br />
| Ship displacement = 1,180 tonnes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx# |title= Surface Units:Indian Coast Guard|website=www.indiancoastguard.gov.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729175758/http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx |archive-date=29 July 2017}}</ref><br />
| Ship length = {{convert|98.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship beam = {{convert|14|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship draught = {{convert|3.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
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| Ship power = 2 × MTU 20V8000M71L (9100KW each)<br />
| Ship propulsion = 2 × propellers 12800 bhp<br />
| Ship speed = {{convert|26|kn|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship range = {{convert|5000|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship complement = 12 officers and 91 sailors<br />
| Ship sensors = Radar : BEL make-1*Decca 1226 nav;BEL make-1*Decca 1230 nav<br />
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| Ship armament = * 1 x 30 mm 2A42 gun<br />
* 2 x 12.7 mm MG<br />
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| Ship aircraft = [[HAL Chetak]], ALH<br />
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'''ICGS ''Veera''''' is the third in a series of seven {{sclass|Vikram|offshore patrol vessel|||2017}}s built by [[Larsen & Toubro|L&T]] for the [[Indian Coast Guard]], designed and constructed in India as part of [[Make in India]] concept of the Central government.<br />
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==Introduction==<br />
ICGS ''Veera'', the third in the series of seven offshore patrol vessels built by L&T at its shipbuilding facility at Kattupalli in [[Chennai]], was commissioned on 15 April 2019, at a ceremony held at Naval Jetty at the dockyard in [[Visakhapatnam]]. It enhances coastal security and is part of indigenisation and fleet augmentation under 'Make in India' programme.<ref>{{cite news|author=business-standard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/third-patrol-vessel-for-coast-guard-launched-118082800605_1.html |title=Third patrol vessel for coast guard launched |newspaper=Business Standard |date=28 August 2018 |accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="Defpost">{{cite web |last1=Staff Writer |title=Indian Coast Guard Commissions Third Vikram-class Offshore Patrol Vessel, ICGS Veera |url=https://defpost.com/indian-coast-guard-commissions-third-vikram-class-offshore-patrol-vessel-icgs-veera/ |website=Defpost |publisher=Defpost |accessdate=23 April 2019}}</ref><br />
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The Indian Coast Guard, which was formed in 1978, has emerged as the fourth largest force in coastal security in the world.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}<br />
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''Veera'' is equipped with the state-of-the-art machinery comprising an integrated bridge system, which includes advanced navigation and communication technology and integrated platform management system.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}<br />
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A ship of the same name, of an older [[Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (1983)|''Vikram'' class]], was decommissioned in 2013.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* {{sclass|Jija Bai|patrol vessel|1}}<br />
* {{sclass|Tara Bai|patrol vessel|1}}<br />
* {{sclass|Priyadarshini|patrol vessel|1}}<br />
* {{sclass|Sarojini Naidu|patrol vessel|1}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121031231713/http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/force/force.html Indian Coastguard official page]<br />
*[http://grosstonnage.com Gross Tonnage listing]<br />
*[https://archive.today/20130216063426/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/hyderabad/30646975_1_vice-admiral-anil-chopra-vessels-pollution-response ICGS Vikram decommissioned]<br />
*[http://indiandefenceindustries.in/l%26t-launches-4th-opv L&T Launches 4th Offshore Patrol Vessel for Coast Guard]<br />
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[[Category:Patrol ship classes]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian Coast Guard]]</div>
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