Bharati-class interceptor boat
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| sclass = 2 }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Thane Creek and Elephanta Island 03-2016 - img08 Ships on Thane Creek.jpg | Ship caption = Coast Guard Interceptor boat C-154 }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Name = Bharati-class interceptor craft | Builders = Bharati Shipyard | Operators = Indian Coast Guard | Class before = AMPL-class interceptor boat | Class after = | Subclasses = | Cost = | Built range = 2009–present | In service range = | In commission range = 2013–present | Total ships building = 8 | Total ships planned = 15 | Total ships completed = 7 | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships scrapped = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Interceptor boat | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = {{Convert|107|t|lk=on}} | Ship length = {{Convert|27.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{Convert|6.17|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{Convert|1.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = {{Convert|3.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship hold depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = * 2 × Caterpillar MTU Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1630KW engines
| Ship speed = {{Convert|35|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range = | Ship endurance = | Ship troops = | Ship complement = 1 officer and 12 enlisted | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = | Ship EW = | Ship armament = | Ship armour = | Ship notes = }} |
Bharati-class of interceptor boats are a series of fifteen watercraft being built by Bharati Shipyard for the Indian Coast Guard.[http://www.irclass.org/ship_info# IR Class ship info] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621234432/http://www.irclass.org/ship_info |date=21 June 2013 }}
Description
The vessels in the series have an aluminium hull, and have a length of 28 meters, with beam of 6 meters and draught of 1.2 meters. They are powered by twin MTU Caterpillar engines having capacity of 1630 kW each. They have Articulate Surface Piercing Propulsion and can attain a speed of more than 35 knots. The vessels can perform high-speed interception, close-coast patrol, low-intensity maritime operations, search-and-rescue and surveillance. They have a complement of one officer and 12 sailors. They are being constructed as per a {{INRConvert|2.81|b|0}} contract signed with the Ministry of Defence, which was announced on 6 March 2009.{{cite news|title=Bharati Shipyard bags Rs 281 cr defence contract|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bharati-shipyard-bags-rs-281-cr-defence-contract/56236/on|accessdate=31 January 2013|newspaper=Business Standard|date=6 March 2009|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015151534/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bharati-shipyard-bags-rs-281-cr-defence-contract/56236/on|archivedate=15 October 2012}}
The first Bharati-class interceptor boat has IRS no. 40567 and its pennant no. is C-154. It was commissioned in Mumbai on 22 February 2013 in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Secretary J.K. Banthia and S.P.S. Basra, Inspector General (IG), Coast Guard Region (West).{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece |title=New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard |newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 February 2013 |accessdate=2016-03-14 |url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604022420/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-interceptor-boat-joins-coast-guard/article4442936.ece |archivedate=4 June 2013 }} It was constructed by Bharati shipyards units at Vasco Da Gama.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
Ships of the class
See also
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130217235553/http://www.igovernment.in/site/Rs-281-Cr-defence-vessel-order-to-Bharati-Shipyard Rs 281 Crore defence vessel order to Bharati Shipyard]
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