{{Infobox ship |Ship image=IndianCoastGuard OPV30 Vishwast Kobe 20101129-001.jpg |Ship caption= Photograph of the Indian Coast Guard's offshore patrol vessel ICGS Vishwast (OPV-30) at the Shinko Pier No. 2, Port of Kobe, Japan.
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Career (India)
Name:
ICGS VishwastOwner:
Indian Coast GuardBuilder:
Goa Shipyard LimitedCommissioned:
March 2010Status:
in active service, as of 2025[update]
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Class overview
Name:
Vishwast classBuilders:
Goa Shipyard LimitedOperators:
Indian Coast GuardPreceded by:
Sankalp classSucceeded by:
Samarth classPlanned:
3Completed:
3Active:
3
ICGS Vishwast (OPV-30) is one of the three Vishwast-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Indian Coast Guard.
History[]
The vessel was built in India by Goa Shipyard Ltd.(GSL) and was commissioned in March 2010 in the Indian Coast Guard by then defence minister A K Antony.[1][2] ICGSVishwast is 90 metres in length and weighs 2400 tons. In 2015, the ship was deployed to Malaysia and Myanmar.[3][4] In 2016, the ship was deployed to a visit to Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand - where it exercised with the navies of the respective countries to be prepared in case of a situation when the navies of two countries have to operate together.[5] ICGS Vishwast is capable of fire-fighting, search and patrol, pollution control (in case of oil spillage) and maritime surveillance.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "ICGS Vishwast to be commissioned tomorrow" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2010-03-16. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/ICGS-Vishwast-to-be-commissioned-tomorrow/article16567365.ece.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Antony commissions new generation Coast Guard vessel" (in en). 2010-03-17. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/antony-commissions-new-generation-coast-guard-vessel/story-uEMio6oZUhE7uS1pLOsKmN.html.
- ↑ "OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT". https://indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/1809_3_Overseas%20Deployment%202015.aspx.
- ↑ "Embassy of India". https://embassyofindiayangon.gov.in/index.php/press?id=eyJpdiI6IiswWStGcm5JWVZpWFF4ZDRzckpIY1E9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiSzIwcDdOeWpOT1p2Um9MUHd4Z0krZz09IiwibWFjIjoiMmYzM2U3NzNmMDdiOTc0MDdlNjA5MjM4OWY0NTNjZTdlM2MyNjA4ZTQ4YTAwZjRhZmY3YzFmYTkyZDZkYjI3NyJ9.
- ↑ "ICGS Vishwast to visit Bangladesh, Thailand" (in en). 2016-08-26. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260816/icgs-vishwast-to-visit-bangladesh-thailand.html.
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