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==Description==
==Description==
The vessels in the series have an aluminium hull, and have a length of 28 meters, with beam of 6 meters and draught of 1.2 meters.<ref name="irclass" /> They are powered by twin MTU Caterpillar engines having capacity of 1630&nbsp;kW each. They have Articulate Surface Piercing Propulsion and can attain a speed of more than 35 knots. The vessels can perform high-speed interception, close-coast patrol, low-intensity maritime operations, search-and-rescue and surveillance. They have a complement of one officer and 12 sailors. They are being constructed as per a {{INRConvert|2.81|b|0}} contract signed with the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], which was announced on 6 March 2009.<ref name=business>{{cite news|title=Bharati Shipyard bags Rs 281 cr defence contract|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bharati-shipyard-bags-rs-281-cr-defence-contract/56236/on|accessdate=31 January 2013|newspaper=Business Standard|date=6 March 2009|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015151534/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bharati-shipyard-bags-rs-281-cr-defence-contract/56236/on|archivedate=15 October 2022}}</ref>
The vessels in the series have an aluminium hull, and have a length of 28 meters, with beam of 6 meters and draught of 1.2 meters.<ref name="irclass" /> They are powered by twin MTU Caterpillar engines having capacity of 1630&nbsp;kW each. They have Articulate Surface Piercing Propulsion and can attain a speed of more than 35 knots. The vessels can perform high-speed interception, close-coast patrol, low-intensity maritime operations, search-and-rescue and surveillance. They have a complement of one officer and 12 sailors. They are being constructed as per a {{INRConvert|2.81|b|0}} contract signed with the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], which was announced on 6 March 2009.<ref name=business>{{cite news|title=Bharati Shipyard bags Rs 281 cr defence contract|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bharati-shipyard-bags-rs-281-cr-defence-contract/56236/on|accessdate=31 January 2013|newspaper=Business Standard|date=6 March 2009|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015151534/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bharati-shipyard-bags-rs-281-cr-defence-contract/56236/on|archivedate=15 October 2012}}</ref>


The first Bharati-class interceptor boat has IRS no. 40567 and its pennant no. is C-154. It was commissioned in [[Mumbai]] on 22 February 2013 in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Secretary J.K. Banthia and S.P.S. Basra, Inspector General (IG), Coast Guard Region (West).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece |title=New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard |newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 February 2013 |accessdate=2016-03-14 |url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604022420/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece |archivedate=4 June 2013 }}</ref> It was constructed by Bharati shipyards units at [[Vasco Da Gama]]
The first Bharati-class interceptor boat has IRS no. 40567 and its pennant no. is C-154. It was commissioned in [[Mumbai]] on 22 February 2013 in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Secretary J.K. Banthia and S.P.S. Basra, Inspector General (IG), Coast Guard Region (West).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece |title=New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard |newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 February 2013 |accessdate=2016-03-14 |url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604022420/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece |archivedate=4 June 2013 }}</ref> It was constructed by Bharati shipyards units at [[Vasco Da Gama]]
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|Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web|url =https://nirmalomnewsline.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/480/|title =Nirmal New Online|date =22 February 2013|url-status =live|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20160125022022/https://nirmalomnewsline.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/480/|archivedate =25 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece|title=New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard|date=2013-02-22|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604022420/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece|archivedate=4 June 2022}}</ref>
|Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web|url =https://nirmalomnewsline.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/480/|title =Nirmal New Online|date =22 February 2013|url-status =live|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20160125022022/https://nirmalomnewsline.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/480/|archivedate =25 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece|title=New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard|date=2013-02-22|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604022420/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece|archivedate=4 June 2013}}</ref>
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|Pipavav<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indian-coast-guard-commissions-new-vessel-at-porbandar/|title=Indian Coast Guard commissions new vessel at Porbandar|date=2016-03-12|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-03-12|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313061101/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indian-coast-guard-commissions-new-vessel-at-porbandar/|archivedate=13 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2016/03/12/indian-coast-guard-ship-c-156-commissioned-at-porbandar/|title=Indian Coast Guard Ship C- 156 commissioned at Porbandar|website=DeshGujarat|date=12 March 2016|access-date=2016-03-12|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313030803/http://deshgujarat.com/2016/03/12/indian-coast-guard-ship-c-156-commissioned-at-porbandar/|archivedate=13 March 2022}}</ref>
|Pipavav<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indian-coast-guard-commissions-new-vessel-at-porbandar/|title=Indian Coast Guard commissions new vessel at Porbandar|date=2016-03-12|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-03-12|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313061101/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indian-coast-guard-commissions-new-vessel-at-porbandar/|archivedate=13 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2016/03/12/indian-coast-guard-ship-c-156-commissioned-at-porbandar/|title=Indian Coast Guard Ship C- 156 commissioned at Porbandar|website=DeshGujarat|date=12 March 2016|access-date=2016-03-12|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313030803/http://deshgujarat.com/2016/03/12/indian-coast-guard-ship-c-156-commissioned-at-porbandar/|archivedate=13 March 2016}}</ref>
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|12 April 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/coast-guard-interceptor-boat-commissioned/1/641313.html|title=Coast Guard interceptor boat commissioned|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2016-04-25|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421132247/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/coast-guard-interceptor-boat-commissioned/1/641313.html|archivedate=21 April 2016}}</ref>
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Coast Guard Interceptor boat C-154
Class overview
Name: Bharati-class interceptor craft
Builders: Bharati Shipyard
Operators: Indian Coast Guard
Built: 2009–present
In commission: 2013–present
Planned: 15
Building: 8
Completed: 7
Active: 6[1]
General characteristics
Type: Interceptor boat
Displacement: 107 tonnes (105 long tons; 118 short tons)
Length: 27.6 m (90 ft 7 in)
Beam: 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in)
Draught: 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Depth: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Caterpillar MTU Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1630KW engines
  • 2 × 69 kW 415 V 50 Hz AC
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement: 1 officer and 12 enlisted

Bharati-class of interceptor boats are a series of fifteen watercraft being built by Bharati Shipyard for the Indian Coast Guard.[2]

Description

The vessels in the series have an aluminium hull, and have a length of 28 meters, with beam of 6 meters and draught of 1.2 meters.[2] They are powered by twin MTU Caterpillar engines having capacity of 1630 kW each. They have Articulate Surface Piercing Propulsion and can attain a speed of more than 35 knots. The vessels can perform high-speed interception, close-coast patrol, low-intensity maritime operations, search-and-rescue and surveillance. They have a complement of one officer and 12 sailors. They are being constructed as per a ₹2.81 billion (US$39 million) contract signed with the Ministry of Defence, which was announced on 6 March 2009.[3]

The first Bharati-class interceptor boat has IRS no. 40567 and its pennant no. is C-154. It was commissioned in Mumbai on 22 February 2013 in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Secretary J.K. Banthia and S.P.S. Basra, Inspector General (IG), Coast Guard Region (West).[4] It was constructed by Bharati shipyards units at Vasco Da Gama

Ships of the class

Pennant No Commissioned Homeport
C-154 22 February 2013 Mumbai[5][6]
C-155 14 May 2015 Karwar[7]
C-156 12 March 2016 Pipavav[8][9]
C-158 12 April 2016[10] Goa
C-161 5 January 2018[11] Vadinar
C-162 30 May 2018 Vizhinjam[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Market, Capital (16 November 2017). "Bharati Defence and Infrastructure delivers vessel to Indian Coast Guard". Business Standard India.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 IR Class ship info Archived 21 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Bharati Shipyard bags Rs 281 cr defence contract". Business Standard. 6 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard". The Hindu. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nirmal New Online". 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard". The Hindu. 22 February 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Coast Guard commissions four boats at Porbandar". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Indian Coast Guard commissions new vessel at Porbandar". The Indian Express. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Indian Coast Guard Ship C- 156 commissioned at Porbandar". DeshGujarat. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Coast Guard interceptor boat commissioned". indiatoday.intoday.in. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Indian Coast Guard Ship C-161 commissioned in Porbandar". aninews.in. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Coast Guard ship commissioned". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 29 May 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 May 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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