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The Tara Bai class of coastal patrol vessels is a series of six watercraft built by Singapore Slipway & Engineering and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata for Indian Coast Guard. They are intended for search and rescue, fisheries patrol and sovereignty patrol.

Design

The vessels in this class are 45 metres (148 ft) long with a beam of 7 metres (23 ft) and are armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. The hull design of Tara Bai class is based on standard Lürssen 45-m hull steel construction. They are powered by two MTU 12V538 TB82 diesel engines and have two propellers with four blades. The vessels have various communication and navigation equipment including HF/DF and echo sounder and an autopilot.

Capacity

The vessels carries 30 tonnes of fuel and has a range 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). They carry ten tonnes of fresh water with a three ton/day distiller and have an endurance of 7 days. They have a five-ton bollard towing hook and a rigid inflatable boat. They have air-conditioned accommodation for a crew of 5 officers and 29 enlisted sailors.

Ships of the class

See also

• Rajshree class
• Rani Abbaka class
• Sarojini Naidu class
• Priyadarshini class
• Rajhans class
• Jija Bai class

References

1. Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591149552.
2. ^ Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2004). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 (107th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 326. ISBN 978-0710626233.
3. "New Page 1". www.indiancoastguard.nic.in. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
4. "English Releases". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
5. "Coast Guard bids adieu to 'Ahalyabai'". The Hindu. 21 December 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
6. "Indian Coast Guard". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
7. "Maldivian ship MV Sea Angel sinks off Kochi". Sify. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
8. ^ "Two ICG ships decommissioned after 24 years of service - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
9. "Indian Coast Guard". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.

External links

• Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.
• "Detailed History of Indian Coast Guard". Indian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.

• Fast attack craft of the Indian Coast Guard
• Patrol boat classes
• Ships of the Indian Coast Guard