Tara Bai-class coastal patrol vessel
| Class overview | |
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| Builders: |
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| Operators: | Indian Coast Guard |
| Built: | 1987–1990 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Active: | 0 |
| Retired: | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Coastal patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 236 tonnes |
| Length: | 44.9 m (147 ft) |
| Beam: | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power: | 2 × MTU 12V538 TB82 diesels |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 4-blade propellers, 5,940 bhp (4,430 kW) |
| Range: | 2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Endurance: | 7 days |
| Complement: | 5 officers, 29 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
BEL make-1*Decca 1226 navigation radar |
| Armament: |
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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.
The vessels in this class are 45 metres (148 ft) long with a beam of 7 metres (23 ft) and are armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. The hull design of Tara Bai class is based on standard Lurssen 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.
The vessels carries 30 tonnes of fuel and has a range 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). 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.
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