ICGS Veera
| History | |
|---|---|
India India | |
| Name | Veera |
| Owner | Ministry Of Defense |
| Builder | L&T |
| Commissioned | 15 April 2019 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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[]
- ^ http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx# Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ business-standard (28 August 2018). "Third patrol vessel for coast guard launched". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Indian Coast Guard Commissions Third Vikram-class Offshore Patrol Vessel, ICGS Veera". Defpost. Defpost. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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