ICGS Vishwast
{{Short description|Vishwast-class offshore patrol vessel}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=IndianCoastGuard OPV30 Vishwast Kobe 20101129-001.jpg |Ship caption= Photograph of the Indian Coast Guard's offshore patrol vessel ICGS Vishwast at the Shinko Pier No. 2, Port of Kobe, Japan. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= India |Ship flag= 100px |Ship name= ICGS Vishwast |Ship owner= Indian Coast Guard |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder= Goa Shipyard Limited |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=March 2010 |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship fate= |Ship status={{Ship in active service}} |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name = Vishwast class |Builders = Goa Shipyard Limited |Operators = Indian Coast Guard |Class before ={{sclass|Sankalp|offshore patrol vessel|4}} |Class after ={{sclass|Samarth|offshore patrol vessel|4}} |Built range = |In service range = |In commission range = |Total ships building = |Total ships planned =3 |Total ships completed =3 |Total ships cancelled = |Total ships active = 3 |Total ships laid up = |Total ships lost = |Total ships retired = |Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header = |Header caption = |Ship type = Offshore patrol vessel |Ship tonnage = |Ship displacement = 1,840 tons{{cite web |url=http://www.goashipyard.co.in/pdf/90MOPV.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014151608/http://goashipyard.co.in/pdf/90MOPV.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }} |Ship length = {{convert|94|m|ft}}{{cite web|url=http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=419098400 |title=ICGS VISHWAST - Vessel's Details and Current Position - 0 - 419098400 |publisher=Marinetraffic.com |date=2011-09-16 |access-date=2013-01-14}}{{cite web |url=http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/1590_1_SurfaceUnitsPage2.aspx# |title= Surface Units Page :Indian Coast Guard|website=www.indiancoastguard.gov.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603004350/http://www.indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/1590_1_SurfaceUnitsPage2.aspx |archive-date=3 June 2016}} |Ship beam = {{cvt|12.2|m|ftin}} |Ship height = |Ship draught = {{cvt|4.5|m|ftin}} (propeller) |Ship draft = |Ship depth = {{cvt|3.6|m|ftin}} |Ship hold depth = |Ship decks = |Ship deck clearance = |Ship ramps = |Ship ice class = |Ship power = {{convert|18000|kW|hp}} |Ship propulsion = |Ship sail plan = |Ship speed = {{convert|26|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} |Ship range = {{convert|4,500|nmi|km|abbr=on}} |Ship endurance = |Ship test depth = |Ship boats = |Ship capacity = |Ship troops = |Ship complement =10 officers and 98 sailors |Ship crew = |Ship time to activate = |Ship sensors = |Ship EW = |Ship armament = * 30 mm CRN naval gun with SOP{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_coast-guard-inducts-patrol-vessel-icgs-vijit-in-its-fleet_1479964 |title=Coast Guard inducts patrol vessel 'ICGS Vijit' in its fleet - India - DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2010-12-11 |access-date=2013-01-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117065632/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_coast-guard-inducts-patrol-vessel-icgs-vijit-in-its-fleet_1479964 |archive-date=17 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }} |Ship armour = |Ship armor = |Ship aircraft = 1 x HAL Dhruv |Ship aircraft facilities = |Ship notes = }} |
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History
The vessel was built in India by Goa Shipyard Ltd. (GSL) and was commissioned in March 2010 in the Indian Coast Guard by then defence minister A K Antony.{{Cite news|date=2010-03-16|title=ICGS Vishwast to be commissioned tomorrow|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/ICGS-Vishwast-to-be-commissioned-tomorrow/article16567365.ece|access-date=2021-03-12|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|date=2010-03-17|title=Antony commissions new generation Coast Guard vessel|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/antony-commissions-new-generation-coast-guard-vessel/story-uEMio6oZUhE7uS1pLOsKmN.html|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}} ICGS Vishwast is {{convert|90|m|ftin}} in length and displaces 2,400 tons. In 2015, the ship was deployed to Malaysia and Myanmar.{{Cite web|title=OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT|url=https://indiancoastguard.gov.in/content/1809_3_Overseas%20Deployment%202015.aspx}}{{Cite web|title=Embassy of India|url=https://embassyofindiayangon.gov.in/index.php/press?id=eyJpdiI6IiswWStGcm5JWVZpWFF4ZDRzckpIY1E9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiSzIwcDdOeWpOT1p2Um9MUHd4Z0krZz09IiwibWFjIjoiMmYzM2U3NzNmMDdiOTc0MDdlNjA5MjM4OWY0NTNjZTdlM2MyNjA4ZTQ4YTAwZjRhZmY3YzFmYTkyZDZkYjI3NyJ9|access-date=2021-03-12|website=embassyofindiayangon.gov.in}} In 2016, the ship was deployed to visit Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand - where it was involved in an exercise with the navies of the respective countries.{{Cite web|date=2016-08-26|title=ICGS Vishwast to visit Bangladesh, Thailand|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260816/icgs-vishwast-to-visit-bangladesh-thailand.html|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}} Vishwast is capable of firefighting, search and patrol, pollution control (due to oil spillage) and maritime surveillance.
References
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{{Ship classes of the Indian Coast Guard}}
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