Tara Bai-class patrol vessel

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Tara Bai class
Class overview
Builders
Operators Indian Coast Guard
Built1987–1990
Completed6
Active0
Retired6
General characteristics
Type Coastal patrol vessel
Displacement236 tonnes
Length44.9 m (147 ft)
Beam7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Draught1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Installed power2 × MTU 12V538 TB82 diesels
Propulsion2 × 4-blade propellers, 5,940 bhp (4,430 kW)
Range2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance7 days
Complement5 officers, 29 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
  • 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA
  • 2 × single 7.62 mm MG

The Tara Bai class of coastal patrol vessels is a series of six watercraft built by Singapore Slipway & Engineering and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata for Indian Coast Guard. They are intended for search and rescue, fisheries patrol and sovereignty patrol. [1]

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Design

The vessels in this class are 45 metres (148 ft) long with a beam of 7 metres (23 ft) and are armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. The hull design of Tara Bai class is based on standard Lürssen 45-m hull steel construction. They are powered by two MTU 12V538 TB82 diesel engines and have two propellers with four blades. The vessels have various communication and navigation equipment including HF/DF and echo sounder and an autopilot.

Capacity

The vessels carries 30 tonnes of fuel and has a range 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). They carry ten tonnes of fresh water with a three ton/day distiller and have an endurance of 7 days. They have a five-ton bollard towing hook and a rigid inflatable boat. They have air-conditioned accommodation for a crew of 5 officers and 29 enlisted sailors.

Ships of the class

Tara Bai-class coastal patrol vessels
NamePennant NumberDate of CommissionDate of DecommissionHomeport
ICGS Tara Bai7126 June 1987 [2] 18 July 2013 [3] Porbandar [4]
ICGS Ahalya Bai729 September 1987 [2] 21 December 2013 [5] Tuticorin [6]
ICGS Lakshmi Bai7320 March 1989 [2] Kochi [7]
ICGS Akka Devi749 August 1990 [2] 20 March 2014Andaman & Nicobar Islands [8]
ICGS Naiki Devi7519 March 1990 [2] 20 March 2014Tuticorin [8]
ICGS Ganga Devi7619 November 1990 [2] Andaman & Nicobar Islands [9]

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  4. ↑ "English Releases" . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Coast Guard bids adieu to 'Ahalyabai'". The Hindu. 21 December 2013. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Indian Coast Guard". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Maldivian ship MV Sea Angel sinks off Kochi". Sify . Retrieved 28 December 2015.[ dead link ]
  8. 1 2 "Two ICG ships decommissioned after 24 years of service - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Indian Coast Guard". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.
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