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 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.
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.
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. 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, and the third, ICGS Rajkiran, on 29 August 2012, at Visakhapatnam.
A follow-on order of 5 more ships will be built with deliveries starting by mid 2018.
Indian government gifted a Rajshree-class patrol vessel named PS Zoroaster to Seychelles Coast Guard. SCGS Zoroaster was refitted at GRSE in 2024 and returned to Seychelles along with INS Sunanya on 15 June 2024. GRSE was awarded the second refit contract worth for Zoroaster on 6 February 2026 by the Ministry of External Affairs. The contract was to be executed within three months. Following the completion of the refit, the vessel was escorted by to her home port, Port Victoria, on 12 June 2026.
Yard No. Name Pennant No Laid down Launched Commissioned HomeportFlight I2072Rajshree 82 27 September 2010 21 March 2011 15 February 2012 Chennai2073Rajtarang 83 21 March 2011 19 May 2012 Chennai2074Rajkiran 84March 2011 30 September 2011 29 August 2012Haldia2075Rajkamal 85 March 2011 30 September 2011 8 January 2013Port Blair2076Rajratan 86 March 2011 30 September 2011 11 February 2013Porbandar2077Rajdoot 87 24 January 2012 6 August 2012 22 April 2013Manglore2078Rajveer 88 24 January 2012 6 August 2012 9 August 2013Visakhapatnam207989 24 January 2012 29 January 2013 12 December 2013KakinadaFlight II2113Priyadarshini22115 May 201730 December 201726 April 2019Kakinada2114Annie Besant22311 August 201731 March 201812 January 2020Chennai2115Amrit Kaur22530 October 201722 November 201812 January 2020Chennai2117Kanaklata Barua22620 February 201810 August 201930 September 2020Kolkata2118Kamala Devi224 15 July 2021 2 May 2022 12 January 2023 Haldia 2116 Zoroaster P60930 October 201722 November 2018 8 April 2021
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See also L&T Interceptor class fast attack craft Cochin Fast Patrol Vessels ABG fast interceptor craft Alcock Ashdown Survey Catamaran
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