Priyadarshini-class_patrol_vessel Knowpia

Priyadarshini-class patrol vessels (also referred to as Jija Bai Mod 1 class) are a series of 8 mid-shore fast patrol boats, built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata and Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco da Gama, Goa for Indian Coast Guard between 1991 and 1998.

Design edit

The 46 metre-long vessels with a displacement of 215 tonnes have a top speed of 24 knots. The vessels are powered by two MTU 12V538 diesel engines driving two independent four-blade propellers. The Priyadarshini class has a range of 2400 nm at cruise speed of 12 knots. The crew of the patrol vessels consists of 5 officers and 29 enlisted sailors. The vessels are armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. In early 1998, ICGS Amrit Kaur (225) acted as a trial platform for the 30 mm CRN 91 Naval Gun.

Last ship Rajiya Sulatana was decommissioned on 1 June 2021.^[1]

Ships of the class edit

Name	Pennant	Builder	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Homeport	Status
ICGS Priyadarshini	221	GRSE	25 May 1992	29 August 2014	Visakhapatnam^[2]	Decommissioned
ICGS Razia Sultana	222	GRSE	18 November 1992	1 June 2021	Paradip^[3]
ICGS Annie Beseant	223	GSL	7 December 1991	10 January 2014	Manglore^[4]
ICGS Kamla Devi	224	GSL	20 May 1992		Goa^[5]
ICGS Amrit Kaur	225	GSL	20 March 1993	20 March 2015	Mumbai^[6]
ICGS Kanak Lata Barua	226	GRSE	27 March 1997	23 June 2017^[7]	Port Blair^[8]
ICGS Bhikaji Cama	227	GRSE	24 September 1997	28 March 2018^[9]	Port Blair^[10]
ICGS Sucheta Kripalani	228	GRSE	16 March 1998	23 March 2018^[11]	Kolkata^[12]

Specification edit

Displacement: 215 tonnes
Length: 46 meter
Beam: 7.5 meter
Draught: 1.85 meter
Speed: 24 Knots
Armament: 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA or 1x30 CRN 91; 2x7.62 mm MG
Radar: BEL make-1*Decca 1245/6X or Decca 1226 for navigation
Power: 2 MTU 12V538 TB82 diesel
Propulsion: 2*4 Blade propeller, 5940 bhp
Electric: 240 kW (3*80 kW, 315 V,50 Hz Diesel driven)
Range: 2400 nm at 12 knots
Crew: 5 officers. 29 enlisted.
Fuel: 20 Tonnes

References edit

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