Tara Bai-class patrol vessel

Tara Bai class

Class overview
Builders	Singapore Slipway & Engineering Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Operators	Indian Coast Guard
Built	1987–1990
Completed	6
Active	0
Retired	6
General characteristics
Type	Coastal patrol vessel
Displacement	236 tonnes
Length	44.9 m (147 ft)
Beam	7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Draught	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Installed power	2 × MTU 12V538 TB82 diesels
Propulsion	2 × 4-blade propellers, 5,940 bhp (4,430 kW)
Range	2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	7 days
Complement	5 officers, 29 enlisted
Sensors & processing systems	BEL make-1 Decca 1226 navigation radar
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]

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

Name	Pennant Number	Date of Commission	Date of Decommission	Homeport
ICGS Tara Bai	71	26 June 1987 [2]	18 July 2013 [3]	Porbandar [4]
ICGS Ahalya Bai	72	9 September 1987 [2]	21 December 2013 [5]	Tuticorin [6]
ICGS Lakshmi Bai	73	20 March 1989 [2]		Kochi [7]
ICGS Akka Devi	74	9 August 1990 [2]	20 March 2014	Andaman & Nicobar Islands [8]
ICGS Naiki Devi	75	19 March 1990 [2]	20 March 2014	Tuticorin [8]
ICGS Ganga Devi	76	19 November 1990 [2]		Andaman & Nicobar Islands [9]

See also

• Rajshree class
• Rani Abbaka class
• Sarojini Naidu class
• Priyadarshini class
• Rajhans class
• Jija Bai class

References

1. Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Naval Institute Press. ISBN   9781591149552.
2. Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2004). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 (107th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 326. ISBN   978-0710626233.
3. "New Page 1". www.indiancoastguard.nic.in. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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. "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.

External links

• Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.
• "Detailed History of Indian Coast Guard". Indian Coast Guard . Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.