Samar-class offshore patrol vessel

ICGS Samar
Class overview
Name: Samar-class patrol vessel
Builders: Goa Shipyard Limited
Operators:

Indian Coast Guard

Planned: 5
Completed: 5
Active: 5
General characteristics
Class and type: Samar Class
Type: Offshore Patrol Vessel
Displacement: 18000 tons[1]
Length: 102 metres (335 ft)[2]
Beam: 11.5 metres (38 ft)
Draught: 3.4 metres (11 ft)
Propulsion: 2 x Diesels SEMT PIELSTICK 16 PA6V280(4707KW each)
Speed: 22 kn (41 km/h)[2]
Range: 6,000 nmi (11,000 km)[2]
Endurance: 60 days
Complement: 15 Officers and 113 Sailors
Armament:
Aircraft carried:

Samar class of offshore patrol vessels are series of five ships built by Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco da Gama, Goa for the Indian Coast Guard.[3]

Introduction

The construction of vessels was ordered in April 1990 and these ships are half-sisters to seven Sukanya class patrol vessel units in the Indian Navy. A total of twelve were originally planned and then cut to six. The vessels are intended for offshore patrol duties for the protection of oil platforms and the Indian exclusive economic zone.

Design

The vessels in this Class are 102 meters long with a beam of 11.6 meters. They are powered by two Kirloskar-SEMT-Pielstick diesels engines (8000-hp) driving two propellers and have a range 7000 nm at cruising speed of 15 knots. The Samar class ships feature an Integrated Bridge System (IBS), Integrated Machinery Control System (IMCS), high power External Fire Fighting System, two Indian-built 30mm gun mounts and one 76mm OTO Melara dual-purpose gun. Besides, the ships are provided with a BEL-made onboard day/night infrared surveillance system to detect elusive targets which can evade radar detection due to their small Radar cross-section (RCS) or higher sea state.[2]

Capacity

Each ship carries a single Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), with dedicated hangar and flight deck, and five high speed boats. The vessels also have towing capacity for salvage and Inmarsat satellite communications. They have accommodation for a crew of 12 officers and 112 enlisted sailors. Additional accommodation has also been provided for passengers.[3]

List of ships

Ships of the class
Name Pennant Number Date of launchDate of commission Homeport
ICGS Samar 42 1995 14 February, 1996 Kochi[4]
ICGS Sangram 43 1996 29 March, 1997 Mumbai[5]
ICGS Sarang 44 1998 21 June, 1999 Chennai[6]
ICGS Sagar 45 2003 03 November, 2003 Chennai[7]
ICGS Sankalp 46 20 May, 2008 Mumbai[8]

Specification

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx#
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Samar". Deagel.com. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  3. 1 2 "Product History". Goa Shipyard. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  4. ↑ "ICGS Samar Arrives at Port Blair". andamanchronicle.net. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  5. ↑ "Visit of ICGS Sangram to Port Louis from 13-16 February 2014". indiahighcom-mauritius.org. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  6. ↑ "Press Release : Visit of Indian Ship ICGS Sarang to Maldives". www.hci.gov.in. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  7. ↑ "Indian Coast Guard Ship Sagar Enters Port Blair Harbour". andamanchronicle.net. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  8. ↑ "'ICGS Sankalp' to be inducted". Retrieved 2015-12-27.

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