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Rajshree-class patrol vessel - Wikipedia

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Class overview
ICGS Rajshree, first ship of the class
Name	Rajshree class
Builders	Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, India
Operators	Indian Coast Guard Seychelles Coast Guard
Preceded by	Rani Abbakka class
Succeeded by	Aadesh class
Built	2010 — 2023
In commission	2012 — Present
Planned	14
Completed	14
Active	14
General characteristics
Type	Inshore patrol vessel
Displacement	303 long tons (308 t)^[1]
Length	48.9 m (160 ft 5 in)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Depth	2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	3 × MTU 16V4000 M90 4000 engines (2,720 bhp (2,028 kW) each) water jet propulsion
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	6 officers and 34 sailors
Armament	1 x 30 mm (1.2 in) CRN 91 Naval Gun with SOP 2 x 12.7mm HMG

The Rajshree-class patrol vessels are a series of eight inshore patrol vessels built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata for the Indian Coast Guard.

Design

The Rajshree class have displacement of 303 tons and are 48.9 metres (160 ft) in length. They are fitted with an integrated bridge system (IBS), integrated machine control system (IMCS). The vessels are powered by three MTU 16V4000M90 series engines capable of generating 2,720 BHP at 2100 rpm each to propel the vessel at a speed of 31.5 knots using three 71S2 Rolls-Royce Kamewa water jet propulsion. At economical speed of 16 knots, they have a range of 1,500 nautical miles. The vessels also generates 320 kW of electric power to feed a wide array of on-board sensors and equipment. The vessels are also fitted with various terrestrial and satellite based communication systems including a Fleet-500 satellite communication system.

The ships are equipped with a 30 mm CRN 91 Naval Gun, which is gyro-stabilized with an electro-optical fire control system. They can undertake day and night patrolling for anti-smuggling, anti-poaching and fisheries monitoring in shallow waters. They also carry on board a high-speed fibre-reinforced plastic boat, two Gemini boats and one water scooter for search and rescue operations. They have fully air conditioned and modular accommodation for 6 officers and 34 sailors.^[2]

Operational history

On the evening of 24 August 2024, ICGS Rajratan, in coordination with Maritime Rescue Coordination Sub Centre (MRCSC) Pipavav and an ICG Dornier 228, rescued 9 crew members of IFB Angel. The Fishing Boast was adrift 70 km south of Diu amid rough seas due to an engine failure. The boat was later towed to Jafarabad.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Ships in class

The first vessel in the series ICGS Rajshree was commissioned by Director General Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral M.P. Muralidharan at GRSE Jetty on 15 February 2012.^[6] Firstly commanded by Commandant Pankaj Verma, an alumnus of the prestigious US Naval War College, Newport. The ship is named after an old Seaward class defense boat (SDB) of the Indian Navy INS Rajshree that served from 1983 to 2006.The second ship, ICGS Rajtarang, was commissioned at Chennai on 19 May 2012,^[7] and the third, ICGS Rajkiran, on 29 August 2012, at Visakhapatnam.^[8]

A follow-on order of 5 more ships will be built with deliveries starting by mid 2018.^[9]^[10]

Indian government gifted a Rajshree-class patrol vessel named PS Zoroaster to Seychelles Coast Guard.^[11]^[12]^[13] SCGS Zoroaster was refitted at GRSE in 2024 and returned to Seychelles along with INS Sunanya on 15 June 2024.^[14]

Yard No.	Name	Pennant No	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Homeport
Indian Coast Guard
Flight I
2072	Rajshree	82	27 September 2010	21 March 2011	15 February 2012	Chennai^[15]
2073	Rajtarang	83	—	21 March 2011	19 May 2012	Chennai^[16]^[17]
2074	Rajkiran	84	March 2011	30 September 2011^[18]	29 August 2012	Haldia^[19]
2075	Rajkamal	85	March 2011	30 September 2011	8 January 2013	Port Blair^[20]^[21]
2076	Rajratan	86	March 2011	30 September 2011	11 February 2013	Porbandar^[22]
2077	Rajdoot	87	24 January 2012	6 August 2012^[23]	22 April 2013	Manglore^[24]
2078	Rajveer	88	24 January 2012	6 August 2012	9 August 2013^[25]	Visakhapatnam^[26]
2079	Rajdhwaj	89	24 January 2012	29 January 2013	12 December 2013^[27]	Kakinada^[28]
Flight II
2113	Priyadarshini	221^[29]	15 May 2017^[9]	30 December 2017^[30]	26 April 2019	Kakinada^[31]
2114	Annie Besant	223	11 August 2017^[32]	31 March 2018^[33]	12 January 2020^[34]	Chennai^[34]
2115	Amrit Kaur	225	30 October 2017^[35]	22 November 2018^[36]^[37]	12 January 2020^[34]	Chennai^[34]
2117	Kanaklata Barua	226	20 February 2018^[38]	10 August 2019^[39]	30 September 2020	Kolkata^[40]
2118	Kamala Devi	224	15 July 2021^[13]	2 May 2022	12 January 2023 ^[41]	Haldia
Seychelles Coast Guard
2116	Zoroaster	P609	30 October 2017^[35]	22 November 2018^[36]^[37]	8 April 2021	^[42]

Gallery

PS Zoroaster (P609) of Seychelles Coast Guard arriving at Kochi.
PS Zoroaster (P609) of Seychelles Coast Guard at Kochi.
PS Zoroaster (P609) with INS Sharda (P55) arriving at Kochi.

References

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^ @IndianCoastGuard (25 August 2024). "@IndiaCoastGuard Dornier aircraft detected #IFB Angel adrift due to engine defect, about 70 km southeast of #Diu on the evening of 23 Aug 24. Information relayed to #ICG Maritime Rescue Coordination Sub Centre #MRCSC at #Pipavav. #ICG Ship Rajratan diverted to assist the distressed IFB with 09 crew amid rough seas. The boat was safely towed to #Jafarabad" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via Twitter.
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v t e Ship classes of the Indian Coast Guard
Offshore patrol vessels	Vikram (1983) Samar Sankalp Vishwast Samarth Vikram (2017)
Inshore patrol vessels	Rajhans Jija Bai Tara Bai Priyadarshini Sarojini Naidu Rani Abbakka Rajshree
Patrol boats	Pulicat
Interceptor boats	AMPL ABG L&T Bharati Aadesh
Patrol craft	Swallow Craft Mandovi Marine Timblo
Interceptor craft	Vadyar Bristol Timblo
Air cushion Vessels	Griffon-GRSE 8000 TD
Pollution control vessels	Samudra

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