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|Ship type= [[Patrol boat]]
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The '''''Pulicat'' class''' of [[patrol boat]]s were a series of five water craft of Russian origin (ex-Poluchat class), which were in service of [[Indian Navy]] and were later-on transferred to newly formed [[Indian Coast Guard]] in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. INS ''Panvel'' took part in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.<ref name=incc>{{cite web|title=Pulicat class - commissioning|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/book/export/html/989|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=20 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=imh>{{cite web|title=Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels|url=http://www.indianmilitaryhistory.org/navy/Indian_Navy_Inshore_Patrol_Vessels.pdf|publisher=Indian Military History|accessdate=20 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=irfc>{{cite web|title=Growth of the Indian Navy|url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/irfc/ezine/Trans2Trimph/chapters/22_navy's%20growth%201965-75-1.htm|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=20 January 2013}}</ref>
The '''''Pulicat'' class''' of [[patrol boat]]s were a series of five water craft of Russian origin (ex-Poluchat class), which were in service of [[Indian Navy]] and were later-on transferred to newly formed [[Indian Coast Guard]] in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. INS ''Panvel'' took part in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.<ref name=incc>{{cite web|title=Pulicat class - commissioning|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/book/export/html/989|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=imh>{{cite web|title=Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels|url=http://www.indianmilitaryhistory.org/navy/Indian_Navy_Inshore_Patrol_Vessels.pdf|publisher=Indian Military History|accessdate=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=irfc>{{cite web|title=Growth of the Indian Navy|url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/irfc/ezine/Trans2Trimph/chapters/22_navy's%20growth%201965-75-1.htm|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=20 January 2022}}</ref>


==Boats in the class==
==Boats in the class==

Revision as of 15:29, 18 February 2022

Pulicat class
File:Ins panvel.jpg
INS Panvel at sea
Class overview
Operators:  India
Planned: 5
Completed: 5
Retired: 5
General characteristics
Type: Patrol boat
Displacement: 91 long tons (92 t) [1]
Length: 29.9 m (98 ft 1 in)
Beam: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Propulsion: 2 × diesel engines (2,400 hp (1,800 kW) total)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range: 460 nmi (850 km; 530 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement: 16 initially, 30 later
Armament: 2 × Bofors 40 mm gun


The Pulicat class of patrol boats were a series of five water craft of Russian origin (ex-Poluchat class), which were in service of Indian Navy and were later-on transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. INS Panvel took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.[2][3][4]

Boats in the class

Name Date of commissioning Notes
INS Pamban 18 February 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned [5]
INS Puri 18 February 1967 Transferred to newly formed [Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Pulicat 16 March 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Panaji 16 Mar 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Panvel 16 Mar 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned

See also

References

  1. "INS PANVEL: THE SMALL SHIP THAT SCORED BIG IN THE 1971 WAR". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. "Pulicat class - commissioning". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF). Indian Military History. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. "Growth of the Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF).