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.
Design The vessels in this class are long with a beam of 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 at a cruising speed of . 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 +Tara Bai-class coastal patrol vessels Name Pennant Number Date of CommissionDate of DecommissionHomeport ICGS Tara Bai 71 26 June 198718 July 2013Porbandar ICGS Ahalya Bai 72 9 September 198721 December 2013Tuticorin ICGS Lakshmi Bai 73 20 March 1989Kochi ICGS Akka Devi 74 9 August 199020 March 2014Andaman & Nicobar Islands ICGS Naiki Devi 75 19 March 199020 March 2014Tuticorin ICGS Ganga Devi 76 19 November 1990Andaman & Nicobar Islands
See also Rajshree class Rani Abbaka class Sarojini Naidu class Priyadarshini class Rajhans class Jija Bai class
References
External links Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.