List of equipment of the Indian Coast Guard

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Crest of the Indian Coast Guard

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is the maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency of India. It was formally established on 18 August 1978. [1] The ICG operates under the Ministry of Defence. [2]

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Active Vessels

Vessels

Vessels belonging to the Indian Coast Guard bear the prefix "ICGS" – Indian Coast Guard Ship.

ClassPictureOriginTypeCommissionedDisplacementVesselsComment
Pollution control vessels (3)
Samudra class Samudra Class ICG.jpg India Pollution control vessel2010–present3,960 tons3
Offshore patrol vessels (25)
Vikram class ICGS Vigraha (39) during sea trials.jpg IndiaOffshore patrol vessel2018–present2,140 tons7
Samarth class ICGS-Samarath.jpg IndiaOffshore patrol vessel2015–present2,400 tons11
Vishwast class IndianCoastGuard OPV30 Vishwast Kobe 20101129-001.jpg IndiaOffshore patrol vessel2010–present1,800 tons3
Sankalp class ICGSSamrat 01.jpg IndiaOffshore patrol vessel2008–present2,325 tons2
Samar class Indian Coast Guard Ships Vijaya (34) and Samar (42).jpg IndiaOffshore patrol vessel1996–present1,800 tons22 ships out of 4 decommissioned in November 2023
Fast Patrol vessels (45)
Adamya class ICGS Adamya (256) during her commissioning ceremoney.jpg IndiaFast patrol vessel2025–present320 tons1 [3]
Aadesh class ICGS Abhiraj patrolling in Gulf of Mannar.jpg IndiaFast patrol vessel2013–present290 tons20
Rajshree class ICGS Rajshree, first shipr of Rajshree-class patrol vessel.jpg IndiaFast patrol vessel2012–present275 tons131 additional unit built for the Seychelles Coast Guard. [4] [5]
Rani Abbaka class Rani Abbakka Class ICG.jpg IndiaFast patrol vessel2009–present275 tons5
Sarojini Naidu class Indian Coast Guard helicopter using an oil spill disperser.jpg IndiaFast patrol vessel2002–present270 tons61 unit decommissioned on 27 April 2023. 2 additional units built for the National Coast Guard of Mauritius.
Patrol boats (82)
Bharati class Thane Creek and Elephanta Island 03-2016 - img08 Ships on Thane Creek.jpg IndiaPatrol boat2013–present107 tons69 more to be commissioned
L&T class L&T class boat.JPG IndiaFast interceptor boat2012–present90 tons54
ABG class Commissioning of Indian Coast Guard interceptor boat C-150.jpg IndiaFast interceptor boat2000–present90 tons11
Patrol craft (14)
Timblo class IndiaInterceptor craft2010–present7 tons10
Bristol class United Kingdom Interceptor craft2004–present5 tons4
Hovercraft (18)
Griffon class Griffon-GRSE 8000 TD-class Hovercraft.jpg United Kingdom Hovercraft 2000–present27 tons186 H-181(Griffon 8000TD) and 12 H-187(Griffon 8000TD) [6]

Additionally, the Indian Coast Guard operates a fleet of Six Auxilary Barges to aid logistical and operational assistance to the Coast Guard fleet.

Active Aircraft

Aircraft

AircraftPictureOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Maritime patrol
Dornier 228 Dornier Do-228-101, India - Coast Guard JP7712387.jpg West Germany
India
Maritime patrol 101/201 [7] 36 [8] 2 on order [9]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-III of Indian Coast Guard-1.jpg India Utility Mk. I4 [10] [6] 9 Mk.III on order [11] 6 more planned [12]
Mk. III15 [13] [14] [15]
HAL Chetak CG816 (13992244674).jpg India Utility 17 [16]

Squadrons and Flights

The following is a list of Coast Guard Air Squadrons [17] [18] [19]

SquadronTypeBase
CGAS 700 Do 228-101 CGAE Kolkata
CGAS 743Do 228-101 CGAE Bhubaneswar
CGAS 744Do 228-101 ICGAS Chennai
CGAS 745Do 228-201CGAE Port Blair
CGAS 746Do 228-201CGAE Porbandar
CGAS 747Do 228-101 CGAE Kochi
CGAS 750Do 228-101 CGAS Daman
CGAS 800 HAL Chetak CGAE Dabolim
CGAS 830 HAL Dhruv Mk. IIICGAE Bhubaneswar
CGAS 835HAL Dhruv Mk. III [20] CGAE Porbandar
CGAS 840HAL Dhruv Mk. IIICGAS Chennai
CGAS 841HAL ChetakCGAS Daman
CGAS 842HAL ChetakINS Kunjali, Mumbai
CGAS 845HAL Dhruv Mk. IIICGAE Kochi
CGAS 848HAL ChetakCGAS Chennai
CGAS 850HAL Dhruv Mk. II CGAS Ratnagiri
CGAS 851HAL Dhruv Mk. IICGAE Dabolim
Port Blair Chetak FlightHAL ChetakCGAE Port Blair
Kochi Chetak FlightHAL ChetakCGAE Kochi
Vishakhapatnam Chetak FlightHAL Chetak CGAE Dega
Dornier Training FleetDo 228-201CGAS Daman

See also

Notes

    References

    1. The Coast Guard Act. Parliament of India. 1978.
    2. "About the Ministry". Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
    3. "ICG inducts 'Adamya' the first FPV out of the eight being built by GSL". PIB (Press release). 2025-05-25.
    4. "ICGS Priyadarshini commissioned at Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada Port". The New Indian Express. 27 April 2019.
    5. "GRSE to build water jet-propelled fast patrol vessel for Coast Guard". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
    6. 1 2 The Military Balance 2017. Routledge, Chapman & Hall. 14 February 2017. ISBN   9781857439007.
    7. Jackson, Paul; Munson, Kenneth; Peacock, Lindsay, eds. (2004). "HAL (Dornier) 228". Jane's All the World's Aircraft (95th year of issue 2004-2005. ed.). Coulsdon: Janes Information Group. p. 206. ISBN   0710626142.
    8. "Indian Coast Guard to induct 16 Advanced Light Helicopters in July, 2 of them for North-East". The Statesman . 2 April 2019.
    9. "Indian Coast Guard to get Dornier aircraft from HAL". 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
    10. Purohit, Jugal (8 July 2016). "Indian Coast Guard to acquire 30 advanced copters soon". India Today.
    11. "Cabinet Committee on Security clears 34 new Dhruv choppers for Indian Coast Guard, Army". The Economic Times. 2024-03-07. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2024-03-08.
    12. "DAC approves 05 capital acquisition proposals worth Rs. 21,772 Crores to augment defence preparedness". Press Information Bureau . 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
    13. "Two ALH-Mark-III helicopters inducted into Indian Coast Guard". The Indian Express . 2 February 2022. The ICG said that these choppers were the ninth and tenth in the series of 16 ALH.
    14. Kumar, Chetan (2022-11-15). "Coast Guard receives 16 ALH-Mk III choppers, wants 9 more". The Times of India.
    15. Ranter, Harro. "Accident HAL Dhruv Mk 3 CG859, Sunday 5 January 2025". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
    16. The Military Balance 2017. Routledge, Chapman & Hall. 14 February 2017. ISBN   9781857439007.
    17. admin (2014-01-02). "Indian Coast Guard". Aeroflight. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
    18. "Modernisation of Aviation Wing". www.sps-aviation.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
    19. "Orbats". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
    20. "Two dead, one missing after coast guard helicopter goes down in Arabian Sea". Hindustan Times. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.