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{{Short description|Indian class of heavy patrol vessels}}
{{hatnote|This article is about the decommissioned Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel variant; see [[Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (2017)]] for the newer variant.}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=February 2013}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}{{italic title|string=Vikram}}{{Use Indian English|date=May 2026}}

{{Infobox ship 
|infobox_caption=''Vikram'' class
|section1={{Infobox ship/image
| image = File_Picture_INCGS_Varuna.jpg
| image_caption = ICGS Varuna
}}

|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview
| builders = * [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
* [[Goa Shipyard Limited]]
| operators = * {{coast guard|India}} (historical)
* {{navy|Sri Lanka}}
* {{coast guard|Sri Lanka}}
| class_before =
| class_after = {{sclass|Samar|offshore patrol vessel|4}}
| subclasses =
| built_range =
| in_commission_range =
| total_ships_building =
| total_ships_planned =
| total_ships_completed = 9
| total_ships_canceled =
| total_ships_active = 2
| total_ships_laid_up =
| total_ships_lost =
| total_ships_retired = 7
| total_ships_scrapped =
| total_ships_preserved =
}}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics
| hide_header =
| header_caption =
| type =
| displacement = 1180 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>
| length = {{convert|74.10|m|abbr=on}}
| beam = {{convert|11.4|m|abbr=on}}
| draught = {{convert|3.2|m|abbr=on}}
| draft =
| power = 2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines(4707KW each)
| propulsion = 2 × propellers 12800 bhp
| speed = {{convert|22|kn|abbr=on}}
| range = {{convert|8500|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|abbr=on}}
| complement = 10 officers and 98 sailors
| sensors = Radar : BEL make-1*Decca 1226 nav;BEL make-1*Decca 1230 nav
| EW =
| armament = *1 x 30mm 2A42
*2 x 12.7mm MG
| armour =
| armor =
| aircraft = 1 x [[HAL Chetak]]
| aircraft_facilities =
| notes =
}}
}}

'''''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]].

==Introduction==
The vessels in this class are {{convert|74|m}} long with a beam of {{convert|11.4|m}} 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 [[fire monitor|firefighting monitor]]s, a four-tonne crane. They also carry diving equipment, two RIB inspection crafts, a grp{{clarify |reason=Define this term;|date=July 2013}} 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.

==List of vessels==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name||Pennant Number ||Builder ||Date of Launch ||Date of commission || Date of Decommission
!Status
!Homeport
|-
| ICGS ''Vikram''||33 || rowspan="7" |Mazagon Dock ||29 Sep 1981 ||26 Dec 1983 || 19 Jan 2012
| rowspan="3" |Decommissioned
|Vishakapatanam<ref>{{Cite news|title = Three Coast Guard ships decommissioned - Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Three-Coast-Guard-ships-decommissioned/articleshow/11562392.cms|website = The Times of India| date=20 January 2012 |access-date = 2015-12-28|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170104042631/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Three-Coast-Guard-ships-decommissioned/articleshow/11562392.cms|archive-date = 4 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ICGS ''Vijaya''||34 || ||12 Apr 1985 ||23 Jan 2012
|Porbandar<ref>{{Citation|title=Tv9 Gujarat - Navy Bids farewell to ICGS Vijay at Decommissioning ceremony, Porbandar - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekmEojnxq84|access-date=2015-12-28|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310091959/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekmEojnxq84|archive-date=10 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ICGS ''Veera''||35 ||30 Jun 1984 ||3 May 1986 || 20 May 2013
|Tuticorin<ref>{{Cite web|title = ICGS Veera decommissioning {{!}} Facebook|url = https://www.facebook.com/events/668194136540938/|website = www.facebook.com|access-date = 2015-12-28|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171009035719/https://www.facebook.com/events/668194136540938/|archive-date = 9 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
| SLCGS ''Suraksha''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/921754071333089281|title=#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|last=SpokespersonNavy|date=21 October 2017|website=@indiannavy|language=en|access-date=2017-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529011700/https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/921754071333089281|archive-date=29 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> (ex ICGS ''Varuna)''||36 ||1 Feb 1984 ||27 Feb 1988 || 23 August 2017
Transferred to [[Sri Lanka Coast Guard|SLCG]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/aug/24/icgs-varuna-sails-off-into-the-sunset-after-illustrious-voyage-1647460.html|title=ICGS Varuna sails off into the sunset after illustrious voyage|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-08-24}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/9009239_Coast-Guard-ship--Varuna--decommissioned.html|title=Coast Guard ship Varuna decommissioned|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824093802/http://www.ptinews.com/news/9009239_Coast-Guard-ship--Varuna--decommissioned.html|archive-date=24 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Active
|(formerly, Kochi<ref>{{Cite news|title = ICGS Varuna rescues Indian, Maldivian crew from sinking vessel - Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ICGS-Varuna-rescues-Indian-Maldivian-crew-from-sinking-vessel/articleshow/20561905.cms|website = The Times of India| date=12 June 2013 |access-date = 2015-12-28|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161113093808/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ICGS-Varuna-rescues-Indian-Maldivian-crew-from-sinking-vessel/articleshow/20561905.cms|archive-date = 13 November 2016}}</ref>)
|-
| ICGS Vajra||37 ||31 Jan 1987 ||22 Dec 1988 || 21 February 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/odisha/vajra-retires-from-service-210127|title=Vajra retires from service|access-date=21 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161631/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/odisha/vajra-retires-from-service-210127|archive-date=21 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |Decommissioned
|Paradip<ref>{{Cite news|title = Coast Guard ship 'Vajra' rebased at Paradip port|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/coast-guard-ship-vajra-rebased-at-paradip-port/article4609007.ece|newspaper =The Hindu|date = 2013-04-12|access-date = 2015-12-28|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140831095743/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/coast-guard-ship-vajra-rebased-at-paradip-port/article4609007.ece|archive-date = 31 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| ICGS ''Vivek''||38 ||5 Nov 1987 ||19 Aug 1989 || Sank on 23 March 2010
|Visakhapatnam<ref>{{Cite news|title = Rest easy, Vizag's coast is guarded|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/rest-easy-vizags-coast-is-guarded/article355759.ece|newspaper =The Hindu|date = 2009-02-16|access-date = 2015-12-28|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}}</ref>
|-
| ICGS ''Vigraha''||39 ||1 Dec 1988 ||12 Apr 1990 || 16 May 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/its-end-of-sail-for-coast-guard-ship-vigraha-529782|title=It's end of SAIL for Coast Guard Ship Vigraha|date=16 May 2019 |access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>
|Paradip<ref>{{Cite web|title = TN trawlers reach safety on AP coast|url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article313387.ece?service=print|website = www.newindianexpress.com|access-date = 2015-12-28|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160113032338/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article313387.ece?service=print|archive-date = 13 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ICGS ''Varad'' || 40 || rowspan="2" |Goa Shipyard ||2 Sep 1989 ||19 Jul 1990 ||29 April 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/coast-guard-decommissions-icgs-varad-after-27-years/articleshow/58431885.cms|title=Coast Guard decommissions ICGS Varad after 27 years - The Economic Times|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-04-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009035719/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/coast-guard-decommissions-icgs-varad-after-27-years/articleshow/58431885.cms|archive-date=9 October 2017}}</ref>
|Port Blair<ref>{{Cite web|title = 300 Kamorta students visit ICGS Varad|url = http://www.andamansheekha.com/2015/08/11/300-kamorta-students-visit-icgs-varad/|website = www.andamansheekha.com| date=11 August 2015 |access-date = 2015-12-28|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171009035719/http://www.andamansheekha.com/2015/08/11/300-kamorta-students-visit-icgs-varad/|archive-date = 9 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[SLNS Sagara]] (ex ICGS ''Varaha)''||41 || ||11 Mar 1992 || Transferred to [[Sri Lanka Navy]]
|Active
|[[SLN Dockyard]], [[Trincomalee]]
(formerly, Chennai)<ref>{{Cite web|title = No opposition to donation of Indian Coast Guard ship to Sri Lanka|url = http://www.seithy.com/breifNews.php?newsID=146826&category=EnglishNews&language=english|website = Seithy - 24 Hours News Service|access-date = 2015-12-28|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160119060441/http://www.seithy.com/breifNews.php?newsID=146826&category=EnglishNews&language=english|archive-date = 19 January 2016}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*{{sclass|Jija Bai|patrol vessel|1}}
*{{sclass|Tara Bai|coastal patrol vessel|1}}
*{{sclass|Priyadarshini|patrol vessel|1}}
*{{sclass|Sarojini Naidu|extra-fast patrol vessel|1}}
*{{sclass|Samar|offshore patrol vessel}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Vikram-class offshore patrol vessels (1983)}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121031231713/http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/force/force.html Indian Coastguard official page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101029043426/http://www.goashipyard.co.in/products_history.aspx Goa Shipyard listing]
*[http://grosstonnage.com Gross Tonnage listing]
*[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]

{{Ship classes of the Indian Coast Guard}}

[[Category:Fast attack craft of the Indian Coast Guard]]
[[Category:Patrol ship classes]]
[[Category:Ships of the Indian Coast Guard]]
[[Category:Ships of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard]]

Vikram-class patrol vessel (1983) - Revision history

JillianCogburn at 14:57, 6 May 2026