Shachi-class offshore patrol vessel

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Shachi and Shruti
Class overview
NameShachi class
Builders Pipavav Shipyard
OperatorsNaval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Preceded by Saryu class
Succeeded by NGOPV
Planned5
Cancelled5 [1]
General characteristics
Type Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,500 t (1,500 long tons) [2]
Length105 m (344 ft) [2]
Propulsion2 × 18,200 kW (24,400 hp) diesel engines [3]
Speed25 kn (46 km/h) [2]
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h) [4]
Armament

The Shachi-class (Project 21) was a class of naval offshore patrol vessels supposed to be built by Reliance Defence and Engineering (formerly known as Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited) at its shipyard in Indian state of Gujarat. The project was scrapped by Ministry of Defense, India after an inordinate delay of 9 years. [1]

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Development

In June 2010, it was reported that Pipavav Shipyard won a contract from the Indian Ministry of Defence to build five naval offshore patrol vessels for the Indian Navy. [5] On 27 May 2011, the contract worth ₹2,974.58 crore (equivalent to ₹52 billionorUS$650 million in 2020) was signed with the delivery of the first ship scheduled for November 2014 and the remaining ships in intervals of six months each. [6]

Initially, the vessels were planned to be built to a design sourced from Severnoye Design Bureau. [7] They were planned to be 110 metres (360 ft) long with a displacement of 2,000 tonnes (2,000 long tons) and a top speed of 37 km/h (20 knots). [5] However, talks with Severnoye broke down over differences in pricing and a new design partner, reported to be Alion Science, was chosen. [8] [9] In DEFEXPO 2014, Pipavav shipyard released a new design for the class with a lower displacement of 1,500 tonnes (1,500 long tons) but a higher top speed of 46 km/h (25 knots). [4] [2]

There have been numerous delays in the project, initially due to change of design partner and subsequently due to financial issues of the shipyard and acquisition of Pipavav Shipyard by Reliance. [10] In June 2016, it was reported that the shipyard is accelerating work on the delayed order with a shorter delivery schedule for the last three ships. [11] As of March 2018, the ships are scheduled for delivery between June 2018 and June 2020. [12] Pipavav might be asked to pay liquidated damages of up to ₹125 crore (US$16 million) for the delayed delivery. [8] In December 2018, it was reported that bank guarantees of over ₹100 crore (US$13 million) had been encashed by the Indian Navy. [13]

In October 2020, the Indian Navy cancelled the deal to acquire offshore petrol vessels due to 10 year delay in their delivery and the heavy indebtedness of the contractor. [1]

Ships of the class

Two ships of the first batch, Shachi and Shruti, were launched on 25 July 2017. [14] [3] [15]

Yard No.NamePennant numberBuilderLaunchedSea trialsCommissionedHomeportStatus
NS001 [16] ShachiRDEL25 July 2017Cancelled
NS002ShrutiRDEL25 July 2017

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