Bangaram-class patrol vessel
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INS Baratang (T68) during Milan 2018
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Class overview | |
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Name | Bangaram class |
Builders | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
Operators | Indian Navy |
Preceded by | Trinkat class |
Succeeded by | Car Nicobar class |
Built | 2004-2006 |
In commission | 2006-present |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 4 |
Cancelled | 0 |
Active | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol vessels |
Displacement | 260 tons (full load)[1] |
Length | 46 m (151 ft) |
Beam | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 × MTU 4000 M90 engines (7492hp) |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Complement | 33 |
Armament | 1 × CRN-91 (2A42 Medak) 30mm gun |
The Bangaram-class patrol vessels of the Indian Navy are designed for interdiction against fast moving surface vessels and for search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone. They are named after Bangaram in Lakshadweep.
The vessels are designed and built by
ECIL and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
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Ships of the class
Name | Pennant | Launched | Commissioned | Status | Homeport |
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Indian Navy | |||||
Bangaram | T65 | 11 December 2004 | 10 February 2006 | Active | Port Blair |
Bitra | T66 | 14 December 2004 | 28 March 2006 | Active | |
Batti Malv | T67 | 28 June 2005 | 31 July 2006 | Active | |
Baratang | T68 | 6 August 2005 | 12 September 2006 | Active |
See also
References
- ^ "Bangaram class". Bharat-Rakshak.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014.