ICGS Veera
{{short description|Indian Vikram-class patrol vessels}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = | Ship caption = ICGS Veera }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=India |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|India|coast guard}} |Ship name=Veera |Ship owner= Ministry Of Defense |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder= L&T |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=15 April 2019 |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship fate= |Ship status= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class= {{sclass|Vikram|offshore patrol vessel | |2017}}
| Ship displacement = 1,180 tonnes{{cite web |url=http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx# |title= Surface Units:Indian Coast Guard|website=www.indiancoastguard.gov.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729175758/http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/294_3_Ships.aspx |archive-date=29 July 2017}} | Ship length = {{convert|98.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|14|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = {{convert|3.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = | Ship power = 2 × MTU 20V8000M71L (9100KW each) | Ship propulsion = 2 × propellers 12800 bhp | Ship speed = {{convert|26|kn|abbr=on}} | Ship range = {{convert|5000|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|abbr=on}} | Ship complement = 12 officers and 91 sailors | Ship sensors = Radar : BEL make-1*Decca 1226 nav;BEL make-1*Decca 1230 nav | Ship EW = | Ship armament = * 1 x 30 mm 2A42 gun
| Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = HAL Chetak, ALH | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
ICGS Veera (Literally means Brave){{cite web | url=https://www.shabdkosh.com/hi/dictionary/hindi-english/veera/veera-meaning-in-english | title=Veera - veera का अर्थ, मतलब, अनुवाद, उच्चारण }} is the third in a series of seven {{sclass|Vikram|offshore patrol vessel|||2017}}s built by L&T for the Indian Coast Guard, designed and constructed in India as part of Make in India concept of the Central government.
Ship details
ICGS Veera, the third in the series of seven offshore patrol vessels built by L&T at its shipbuilding facility at Kattupalli in Chennai, was commissioned on 15 April 2019, at a ceremony held at Naval Jetty at the dockyard in Visakhapatnam. It enhances coastal security and is part of indigenisation and fleet augmentation under 'Make in India' programme.{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/third-patrol-vessel-for-coast-guard-launched-118082800605_1.html |title=Third patrol vessel for coast guard launched |newspaper=Business Standard |date=28 August 2018 |accessdate=6 July 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Staff Writer |title=Indian Coast Guard Commissions Third Vikram-class Offshore Patrol Vessel, ICGS Veera |url=https://defpost.com/indian-coast-guard-commissions-third-vikram-class-offshore-patrol-vessel-icgs-veera/ |website=Defpost |accessdate=23 April 2019 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423071436/https://defpost.com/indian-coast-guard-commissions-third-vikram-class-offshore-patrol-vessel-icgs-veera/ |url-status=dead }}
The Indian Coast Guard, which was formed in 1978, has emerged as the fourth largest force in coastal security in the world.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
Veera is equipped with the state-of-the-art machinery comprising an integrated bridge system, which includes advanced navigation and communication technology and integrated platform management system.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
A ship of the same name, of an older Vikram class, was decommissioned in 2013.
Service history
On 5 April 2024, ICGS Veera rescued nine fishermen of Indian fishing boat (IFB) Durga Bhavani when the latter one caught fire due to Gas cylinder explosion about 65 miles away from Visakhapatnam coast. The fishermen were rescued off Andhra Pradesh Coast and were provided first aid to those who were severely injured.{{Cite web |title=Indian Coast Guard rescues nine injured fishermen off Andhra Coast in Bay of Bengal |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2017322 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=pib.gov.in}}
On 1 October 2024, Indian Navy's First Training Squadron, including INS Tir, INS Shardul and ICGS Veera, reached Bandar Abbas, Iran for training purposes. The Indian flotilla was greeted by IRIS Zereh (P235) of the Iran Navy. The objective of the visit was enhancing maritime cooperation and interoperability.{{Cite news |date=2024-10-04 |title=India docks naval warships at Iran port as war escalates. Is this a strategic response to the Middle-East strife? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-docks-naval-warships-at-iran-port-as-war-escalates-is-this-a-strategic-response-to-the-middle-east-strife/articleshow/113891000.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-10-04 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}{{Cite news |date=2024-10-02 |title=Navy ships in Iran as part of training |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/navy-ships-in-iran-as-part-of-training/articleshow/113861812.cms |access-date=2024-10-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-02 |title=Amid Middle East Tensions, Indian Warships Dock in Iran – A Bold Strategic Move |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-amid-middle-east-tensions-indian-warships-dock-in-iran-a-bold-strategic-move-3628686/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}} On 5 October 2024, the First Training Squadron reached Muscat, Oman, the third time in the last decade. The flotilla will stay their until 9 October.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-06 |title=LONG RANGE TRAINING DEPLOYMENT OF FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON TO MUSCAT, OMAN |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2062601 |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Press Information Bureau}} On 12 October 2024, INS Tir along with ICGS Veera reached Port of Manama, Bahrain.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=VISIT OF FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON TO BAHRAIN AND UAE |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2064549 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Press Information Bureau}}
See also
- {{sclass|Jija Bai|patrol vessel|1}}
- {{sclass|Tara Bai|patrol vessel|1}}
- {{sclass|Priyadarshini|patrol vessel|1}}
- {{sclass|Sarojini Naidu|patrol vessel|1}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Vikram-class offshore patrol vessels (1983)}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121031231713/http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/force/force.html Indian Coastguard official page]
- [http://grosstonnage.com Gross Tonnage listing]
- [https://archive.today/20130216063426/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/hyderabad/30646975_1_vice-admiral-anil-chopra-vessels-pollution-response ICGS Vikram decommissioned]
- [http://indiandefenceindustries.in/l%26t-launches-4th-opv L&T Launches 4th Offshore Patrol Vessel for Coast Guard]
{{Ship classes of the Indian Coast Guard}}
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Category:Fast attack craft of the Indian Coast Guard