Jija Bai-class patrol vessel
| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Jija Bai class |
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| Operators: | Indian Coast Guard |
| Succeeded by: | Tara Bai class |
| In commission: | 1984–2011 |
| Completed: | 7 |
| Retired: | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 181 tonnes (178 long tons; 200 short tons) |
| Length: | 44.02 m (144 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: | 3 × 80 kW, 315V, 50 Hz diesel generators |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MTU 12V538 TB82 diesel engines, 5,940 bhp (4,429 kW), 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range: | 2,375 nmi (4,398 km; 2,733 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 7 officers, 27 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
BEL make-1* Decca 1226 navigation radar |
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The Jija Bai class were seven mid-shore patrol vessels of the Indian Coast Guard, designed by Sumidagawa Shipyard Co. Ltd., Tokyo, and jointly built by Sumidagawa and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata between 1983 and 1985.
The 44-metre (144 ft 4 in) long vessels, with a displacement of 181 tonnes, had a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). The vessels were powered by two MTU 12V538 diesel engines driving two independent four-bladed propellers. The class had a range of 2,375 nautical miles (4,398 km; 2,733 mi) at a cruise speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). The crew of the patrol vessel consisted of 7 officers and 27 enlisted sailors. The vessels were armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. A plan to build eight more boats of the same class was cancelled in favour of Tara Bai class.
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