Swallow Craft (65 Design) Class of Inshore Patrol Vessels are a series of watercraft built by South Korea's Kangnam/Swallow Craft, in Pusan for the Indian Coast Guard.[1]
Design
The vessels in this series are 20 meters long with a beam of 4.8 meters. The hull of each vessel is made of Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) and they are armed with a 7.62 mm MG. They are powered by two 12V71 TA GM Detroit diesel engines, which generate 840 bhp and drive two propellers. The Swallow Craft class vessels have a crew of 8 enlisted sailors and have a range 400 nmi at 20 knots.
Ships of the class
Name |
Pennant Number |
Date of commission |
Status
|
ICGS |
C01 |
24-7-80 |
|
ICGS |
C02 |
24-7-80 |
Decommissioned on 24 Sep 2001
|
ICGS |
C03 |
24-7-80 |
Stricken in 1996
|
ICGS |
C04 |
24-7-80 |
|
ICGS |
C05 |
24-7-80 |
|
ICGS |
C06 |
24-7-80 |
Decommissioned on 24 Sep 2001
|
ICGS |
C62 |
|
Stricken in 2000
|
ICGS |
C63 |
|
|
- Displacement : 32 tonnes
- Length : 20.0 meter
- Beam : 4.80 meter
- Draught : 1.3 meter
- Armament : single 7.62 mm MG
- Electronic Radar : 1* nav.
- Power : 2 GM Detroit Diesel 12V71 TA
- Propulsion : 2 propellers, 840 bh
- Range : 400 nmi at 20 kn
- Crew : 8 enlisted.
See also
References
- ^ a b The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim
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