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{{hatnote|This article is about the decommissioned Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel variant; see [[Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (2017)]] for the newer vartiant.}} | {{hatnote|This article is about the decommissioned Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel variant; see [[Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (2017)]] for the newer vartiant.}} | ||
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| Ship 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 | | Ship 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> | ||
| Ship length = {{convert|74.10|m|abbr=on}} | | Ship length = {{convert|74.10|m|abbr=on}} | ||
| Ship beam = {{convert|11.4|m|abbr=on}} | | Ship beam = {{convert|11.4|m|abbr=on}} | ||
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==Introduction== | ==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 | 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. | ||
A derivative of this has been exported to Mauritius as the MCGS Barracuda. | A derivative of this has been exported to Mauritius as the MCGS Barracuda. | ||
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| ICGS ''Vikram''||33 || rowspan="7" |Mazagon Dock ||29 Sep 1981 ||26 Dec 1983 || 19 Jan 2012 | | ICGS ''Vikram''||33 || rowspan="7" |Mazagon Dock ||29 Sep 1981 ||26 Dec 1983 || 19 Jan 2012 | ||
| rowspan="9" |Decommissioned | | rowspan="9" |Decommissioned | ||
|Vishakapatanam<ref>{{Cite web|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|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 | |Vishakapatanam<ref>{{Cite web|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|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 | | 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 | |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 | | 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 | |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> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ICGS ''Varuna /'' 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=<!--8:04 AM - -->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>||36 ||1 Feb 1984 ||27 Feb 1988 || 23 August 2017 | | ICGS ''Varuna /'' 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=<!--8:04 AM - -->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>||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}}</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> | (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}}</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> | ||
|Kochi<ref>{{Cite web|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|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 | |Kochi<ref>{{Cite web|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|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> | ||
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| 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=live}}</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=live}}</ref> | ||
|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 | |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> | ||
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| ICGS ''Vivek''||38 ||5 Nov 1987 ||19 Aug 1989 || Sank on 23 March 2010 | | 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> | |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> | ||
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| 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 | | 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=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160113032338/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article313387.ece?service=print|archive-date = 13 January | |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=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160113032338/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article313387.ece?service=print|archive-date = 13 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| 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 | | 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 | |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> | ||
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|[[SLNS Sagara|ICGS ''Varaha'']] ||41 || ||11 Mar 1992 || Transferred to Sri Lanka | |[[SLNS Sagara|ICGS ''Varaha'']] ||41 || ||11 Mar 1992 || Transferred to Sri Lanka | ||
|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 | |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> | ||
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 ICGS Varuna
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Mazagon Dock Limited and Goa Shipyard Limited |
| Operators: | |
| Succeeded by: | class |
| Completed: | 9 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 8 |
| 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: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1* HAL Chetak |
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[edit]
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[clarification needed] 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[edit]
| 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 | 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[edit]
- -class patrol vessel
- -class coastal patrol vessel
- -class patrol vessel
- -class extra-fast patrol vessel
- -class offshore patrol vessel
References[edit]
- ↑ "Surface Units:Indian Coast Guard". www.indiancoastguard.gov.in. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Three Coast Guard ships decommissioned - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "ICGS Veera decommissioning | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "ICGS Varuna sails off into the sunset after illustrious voyage". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Coast Guard ship Varuna decommissioned". Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Vajra retires from service". Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Rest easy, Vizag's coast is guarded". The Hindu. 16 February 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ "It's end of SAIL for Coast Guard Ship Vigraha". 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ↑ "TN trawlers reach safety on AP coast". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "300 Kamorta students visit ICGS Varad". www.andamansheekha.com. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ "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.