Rajhans-class patrol vessel

Raj Hans Class Patrol Vessels are series of five watercraft built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata for Indian Coast Guard^[1] .

Design

The vessels in this series are 37.8 meters long with a beam of 7.5 meters and are armed with 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA and 2 single 7.62 mm MG. They are powered by Two 38 TB92 diesels engines generating 6,820 bh and driving two propllers. The Raj Hans Class vessels have an accommodation for a crew of 28 enlisted sailors. They have a range 1400 nm at 14 knots. The hull's design is essentially the same as of Seaward Defence Boats (SDB) Mk 2 class in service of Indian Navy.

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant Number	Date of commission	Status
ICGS Raj Hans	56	1980
ICGS Raj Tarang	57	1981
ICGS Raj Kiran		1984	Active
ICGS Raj Kamal			Active
ICGS Raj Shree	60

Specification^[1]

• Displacement : 200 tonnes
• Length : 37.80 meter
• Beam : 7.50 meter
• Draught : 1.85 meter
• Armament : 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA, 2 single 7.62 mm MG
• Electronic Radar : BEL make-1*1245 nav.
• Power : 2 MTU 16V538 TB92 diesels,
• Propulsion : 2 propller, 6,820 bh
• Range : 1400 nm at 14 kts
• Crew : 28 enlisted

See also

• Rajshree class
• Rani Abbaka class
• Sarojini Naidu Class
• Priyadarshini Class
• Tarabai Class
• Jijabai Class

References

1. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim

External links

• http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/history/ImageGallery.html
• http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/force/force.html
• http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/history/morehistory.html