Tara Bai-class patrol vessel
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|+Tara Bai class {{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Builders=*Singapore Slipway & Engineering |Operators=Indian Coast Guard |Class before= |Class after= |Subclasses= |Built range=1987–1990 |In commission range= |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed=6 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active=0 |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired=6 |Total ships scrapped= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type=Coastal patrol vessel |Ship displacement=236 tonnes |Ship length={{convert|44.9|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|7.0|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|1.89|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draft= |Ship power=2 × MTU 12V538 TB82 diesels |Ship propulsion=2 × 4-blade propellers, {{convert|5940|bhp|abbr=on}} |Ship speed= |Ship range={{convert|2400|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12|kn|abbr=on}} |Ship endurance=7 days |Ship complement=5 officers, 29 enlisted |Ship sensors=*BEL make-1
|Ship EW= |Ship armament=*40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA
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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.{{cite book |title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C&pg=PA306 |first=Eric |last=Wertheim |edition=15th |publisher=Naval Institute Press |date=2007 |isbn=9781591149552}}
Design
The vessels in this class are {{convert|45|m}} long with a beam of {{convert|7|m}} 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 {{convert|2400|nmi}} at a cruising speed of {{convert|12|kn}}. 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
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| Name || Pennant Number || Date of Commission
!Date of Decommission !Homeport | ||
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| ICGS Tara Bai | 71 | 26 June 1987{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005|date=2004|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710626233|page=326|edition=107th|chapter=India}} |
| ICGS Ahalya Bai | 72 | 9 September 1987 |
| ICGS Lakshmi Bai | 73 | 20 March 1989
| |Kochi{{Cite web|title = Maldivian ship MV Sea Angel sinks off Kochi|url = http://www.sify.com/news/maldivian-ship-mv-sea-angel-sinks-off-kochi-news-international-mhflEfgbcacsi.html|website = Sify|accessdate = 2015-12-28}}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} |
| ICGS Akka Devi | 74 | 9 August 1990
|20 March 2014 |
| ICGS Naiki Devi | 75 | 19 March 1990
|20 March 2014 |
| ICGS Ganga Devi | 76 | 19 November 1990
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.grse.nic.in Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.]
- {{cite web |url=http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/history/morehistory.html |title=Detailed History of Indian Coast Guard |website=Indian Coast Guard |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928121157/http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/history/morehistory.html |archivedate=2015-09-28 }}
Category:Fast attack craft of the Indian Coast Guard
Category:Ships of the Indian Coast Guard
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