| ICGS Veera | |
|---|---|
| Career (India) |  |
| Name: | Veera |
| Owner: | Ministry Of Defense |
| Builder: | L&T |
| Commissioned: | 15 April 2019 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 1,180 tonnes[1] |
| Length: | 98.2 m (322 ft 2 in) |
| Beam: | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
| Draught: | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power: | 2 × MTU 20V8000M71L (9100KW each) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × propellers 12800 bhp |
| Speed: | 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 12 officers and 91 sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Radar : BEL make-1*Decca 1226 nav;BEL make-1*Decca 1230 nav |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | HAL Chetak, ALH |
ICGS Veera is the third in a series of seven Vikram-class offshore patrol vessels built by L&T for the Indian Coast Guard, designed and constructed in India as part of Make in India concept of the Central government.
Introduction[]
ICGS Veera, the third in the series of seven offshore patrol vessels built by L&T at its shipbuilding facility at Kattupalli in Chennai, was commissioned on 15 April 2019, at a ceremony held at Naval Jetty at the dockyard in Visakhapatnam. It enhances coastal security and is part of indigenisation and fleet augmentation under 'Make in India' programme.[2][3]
The Indian Coast Guard, which was formed in 1978, has emerged as the fourth largest force in coastal security in the world.[citation needed]
Veera is equipped with the state-of-the-art machinery comprising an integrated bridge system, which includes advanced navigation and communication technology and integrated platform management system.[citation needed]
A ship of the same name, of an older Vikram class, was decommissioned in 2013.
See also[]
- Jija Bai-class patrol vessel
- Tara Bai-class patrol vessel
- Priyadarshini-class patrol vessel
- Sarojini Naidu-class patrol vessel
References[]
- ↑ "Surface Units:Indian Coast Guard". http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx#.
- ↑ business-standard (28 August 2018). "Third patrol vessel for coast guard launched". https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/third-patrol-vessel-for-coast-guard-launched-118082800605_1.html. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ↑ Staff Writer. "Indian Coast Guard Commissions Third Vikram-class Offshore Patrol Vessel, ICGS Veera". Defpost. https://defpost.com/indian-coast-guard-commissions-third-vikram-class-offshore-patrol-vessel-icgs-veera/. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Vikram-class offshore patrol vessels (1983). |
- Indian Coastguard official page
- Gross Tonnage listing
- ICGS Vikram decommissioned
- L&T Launches 4th Offshore Patrol Vessel for Coast Guard
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