Rajshree-class patrol vessel

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ICGS Rajshree, first ship of the class
Class overview
NameRajshree class
Builders Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, India
Operators
Preceded by Rani Abbakka class
Succeeded by Aadesh class
Built2010 — 2023
In commission2012 — Present
Planned14
Completed14
Active14
General characteristics
TypeInshore patrol vessel
Displacement303 long tons (308  t) [1]
Length48.9 m (160 ft 5 in)
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Depth2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range1,500  nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement6 officers and 34 sailors
Armament

The Rajshree-class patrol vessels are a series of eight inshore patrol vessels built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata for the Indian Coast Guard.

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Design

The Rajshree class have displacement of 303 tons and are 48.9 metres (160 ft) in length. They are fitted with an integrated bridge system (IBS), integrated machine control system (IMCS). The vessels are powered by three MTU 16V4000M90 series engines capable of generating 2,720 BHP at 2100 rpm each to propel the vessel at a speed of 31.5 knots using three 71S2 Rolls-Royce Kamewa water jet propulsion. At economical speed of 16 knots, they have a range of 1,500 nautical miles. The vessels also generates 320 kW of electric power to feed a wide array of on-board sensors and equipment. The vessels are also fitted with various terrestrial and satellite based communication systems including a Fleet-500 satellite communication system.

The ships are equipped with a 30 mm CRN 91 Naval Gun, which is gyro-stabilized with an electro-optical fire control system. They can undertake day and night patrolling for anti-smuggling, anti-poaching and fisheries monitoring in shallow waters. They also carry on board a high-speed fibre-reinforced plastic boat, two Gemini boats and one water scooter for search and rescue operations. They have fully air conditioned and modular accommodation for 6 officers and 34 sailors. [2]

Operational history

On the evening of 24 August 2024, ICGS Rajratan, in coordination with Maritime Rescue Coordination Sub Centre (MRCSC) Pipavav and an ICG Dornier 228, rescued 9 crew members of IFB Angel. The Fishing Boast was adrift 70 km south of Diu amid rough seas due to an engine failure. The boat was later towed to Jafarabad. [3] [4] [5]

Ships in class

The first vessel in the series ICGS Rajshree was commissioned by Director General Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral M.P. Muralidharan at GRSE Jetty on 15 February 2012. [6] Firstly commanded by Commandant Pankaj Verma, an alumnus of the prestigious US Naval War College, Newport. The ship is named after an old Seaward class defense boat (SDB) of the Indian Navy INS Rajshree that served from 1983 to 2006.The second ship, ICGS Rajtarang, was commissioned at Chennai on 19 May 2012, [7] and the third, ICGS Rajkiran, on 29 August 2012, at Visakhapatnam. [8]

A follow-on order of 5 more ships will be built with deliveries starting by mid 2018. [9] [10]

Indian government gifted a Rajshree-class patrol vessel named PS Zoroaster to Seychelles Coast Guard. [11] [12] [13] SCGS Zoroaster was refitted at GRSE in 2024 and returned to Seychelles along with INS Sunanya on 15 June 2024. [14]

Yard No.NamePennant NoLaid downLaunchedCommissionedHomeport
Indian Coast Guard flag.svg  Indian Coast Guard
Flight I
2072Rajshree8227 September 201021 March 201115 February 2012Chennai [15]
2073Rajtarang83—21 March 201119 May 2012Chennai [16] [17]
2074Rajkiran84March 201130 September 2011 [18] 29 August 2012Haldia [19]
2075Rajkamal85March 201130 September 20118 January 2013Port Blair [20] [21]
2076Rajratan86March 201130 September 201111 February 2013Porbandar [22]
2077Rajdoot8724 January 20126 August 2012 [23] 22 April 2013Manglore [24]
2078Rajveer8824 January 20126 August 20129 August 2013 [25] Visakhapatnam [26]
2079 Rajdhwaj 8924 January 201229 January 201312 December 2013 [27] Kakinada [28]
Flight II
2113Priyadarshini221 [29] 15 May 2017 [9] 30 December 2017 [30] 26 April 2019Kakinada [31]
2114Annie Besant22311 August 2017 [32] 31 March 2018 [33] 12 January 2020 [34] Chennai [34]
2115Amrit Kaur22530 October 2017 [35] 22 November 2018 [36] [37] 12 January 2020 [34] Chennai [34]
2117Kanaklata Barua22620 February 2018 [38] 10 August 2019 [39] 30 September 2020Kolkata [40]
2118Kamala Devi22415 July 2021 [13] 2 May 202212 January 2023 [41] Haldia
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles Coast Guard
2116ZoroasterP60930 October 2017 [35] 22 November 2018 [36] [37] 8 April 2021 [42]

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