Pulicat-class patrol boat
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | India |
| Preceded by | Ajay class |
| Succeeded by | Seaward class |
| Planned | 5 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Retired | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 91 long tons (92 t) [1] |
| Length | 29.9 m (98 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines (2,400 hp (1,800 kW) total) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range | 460 nmi (850 km; 530 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 16 initially, 30 later |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun, 2 x KPV heavy machine guns, 1 x SPG-9 Recoilless Rifle |
The Pulicat class of patrol boats was a series of five watercraft of Soviet origin (ex-Poluchat class), which were in service of the Indian Navy and later transferred to the newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. INS Panvel took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.[2][3][4]
Boats in the class
| Name | Namesake | Date of commissioning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| INS Pamban | Pamban Island | 18 February 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned [5] |
| INS Puri | Puri | 18 February 1967 | Transferred to newly formedIndian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
| INS Pulicat | Pulicat Lake | 16 March 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
| INS Panaji | Panjim | 16 Mar 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
| INS Panvel | Panvel | 16 Mar 1967 | Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned |
See also
References
- ^ "INS PANVEL: THE SMALL SHIP THAT SCORED BIG IN THE 1971 WAR". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Pulicat class - commissioning". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF). Indian Military History. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Growth of the Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF).