Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel
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INS Car Nicobar (T69) (foreground) and INS Chetlat (T70) (background)
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Car Nicobar class |
| Builders: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Operators: |
 Indian Navy
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| Preceded by: | Bangaram class |
| Cost: | ₹500 million (US$7.8 million) |
| In commission: | 13 |
| Building: | 1 |
| Planned: | 14 |
| Completed: | 13 |
| Active: | 13 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Fast attack craft |
| Displacement: | 325 tons |
| Length: | 48.9 m (160 ft) |
| Depth: | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 3 water jet propulsion engines producing 11,238 hp (8,380 kW) |
| Speed: | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)+ |
| Range: | 2,000 mi (1,700 nmi; 3,200 km) at 12–14 knots (22–26 km/h; 14–16 mph) |
| Crew: | 4 officers and 45 sailors |
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The Car Nicobar class of high-speed offshore patrol vessels are built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy. The vessels are designed as a cost-effective platform for patrol, anti-piracy and rescue operations in India's Exclusive Economic Zone.
The class and its vessels are named for Indian islands. They are the first water jet propelled vessels of the Indian Navy.
The Car Nicobar-class vessels were designed and built by GRSE. Production of the class was fast-tracked after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The vessels feature improved habitability with fully air-conditioned modular accommodation, on board reverse osmosis plant for desalination, and a sewage treatment plant.
The vessels are each powered by three HamiltonJet HM811 water jets, coupled with MTU 16V 4000 M90 engines, delivering a combined 8,160 kW (10,940 hp) of power. An aluminium superstructure reduces weight and is designed to reduce radar cross-section.
As patrol vessels, they are lightly armed. They carry various sensors, including the Furuno navigation radar and sonar. Armament on board includes a 30 mm CRN-91 automatic cannon with an electronic day-night fire control system of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) origin. The vessels also mount two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (HMG) and multiple medium machine guns, besides carrying shoulder-launched Igla surface-to-air missiles to combat aerial threats.
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