Pulicat-class patrol boat (original) (raw)

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Military ship class

Pulicat class
Class overview
Operators India
Planned 5
Completed 5
Retired 5
General characteristics
Type Patrol boat
Displacement 91 long tons (92 t) [1]
Length 29.9 m (98 ft 1 in)
Beam 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Propulsion 2 × diesel engines (2,400 hp (1,800 kW) total)
Speed 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range 460 nmi (850 km; 530 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement 16 initially, 30 later
Armament 2 × Bofors 40 mm gun

The Pulicat class of patrol boats was a series of five watercraft of Russian origin (ex-Poluchat class), which were in service of the Indian Navy and later transferred to the newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. INS Panvel took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.[2][3][4]

Name Date of commissioning Notes
INS Pamban 18 February 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned [5]
INS Puri 18 February 1967 Transferred to newly formed [Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Pulicat 16 March 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Panaji 16 Mar 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Panvel 16 Mar 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
  1. ^ "INS PANVEL: THE SMALL SHIP THAT SCORED BIG IN THE 1971 WAR". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Pulicat class - commissioning". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF). Indian Military History. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Growth of the Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF).