Class overview | |
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Operators | ![]() |
Planned | 5 |
Completed | 5 |
Retired | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 91 long tons (92 t) [1] |
Length | 29.9 m (98 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines (2,400 hp (1,800 kW) total) |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Range | 460 nmi (850 km; 530 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Complement | 16 initially, 30 later |
Armament | 2 × Bofors 40 mm gun |
The Pulicat class of
patrol boats was a series of five watercraft of Russian origin (ex-Poluchat class), which were in service of
the Indian Navy and later transferred to the newly formed
Indian Coast Guard in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. INS Panvel took part in the
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.
[2]
[3]
[4]
Name | Date of commissioning | Notes |
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INS Pamban | 18 February 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned [5] |
INS Puri | 18 February 1967 | Transferred to newly formed [Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
INS Pulicat | 16 March 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
INS Panaji | 16 Mar 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
INS Panvel | 16 Mar 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
Class overview | |
---|---|
Operators | ![]() |
Planned | 5 |
Completed | 5 |
Retired | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 91 long tons (92 t) [1] |
Length | 29.9 m (98 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines (2,400 hp (1,800 kW) total) |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Range | 460 nmi (850 km; 530 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Complement | 16 initially, 30 later |
Armament | 2 × Bofors 40 mm gun |
The Pulicat class of
patrol boats was a series of five watercraft of Russian origin (ex-Poluchat class), which were in service of
the Indian Navy and later transferred to the newly formed
Indian Coast Guard in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. INS Panvel took part in the
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.
[2]
[3]
[4]
Name | Date of commissioning | Notes |
---|---|---|
INS Pamban | 18 February 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned [5] |
INS Puri | 18 February 1967 | Transferred to newly formed [Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
INS Pulicat | 16 March 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
INS Panaji | 16 Mar 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
INS Panvel | 16 Mar 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |