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Coast Guard's Inshore Patrol Vessel Rajkamal commissioned | NetIndian
Indian Coast Guard Ship "ICGS Rajkamal", the fourth in the series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, was commissioned by Union Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh here today.
The 50-metre indigenous IPV displaces 300 tonnes and can achieve a maximum speed of 34 knots, with an endurance of 1500 nautical miles at an economical speed of 16 knots,an official press release said.
Equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry and advanced communication and navigational equipment, it makes an ideal platform for undertaking multifarious close-coast missions such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue, and medical evacuation.
The special features of the ship include an Integrated Bridge Management System (IBMS), Integrated Machinery Control System (IMCS) and an integrated gun mount with indigenous Fire Control system (FCS).
"Rajkamal", literally meaning"Royal Lotus", will be based here and will be under the administrative and operationalcontrol of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (East).Theship is commanded by Commandant Ravindra Kumar and has a crew of five officers and 30 enrolled personnel.
According to the release, the ship will enhance the Indian Coast Guard's capability to undertake operations to further maritime safety and security and coastal security on the Eastern seaboard.
With the commissioning of ICGSRajkamal, the force level of ICG has gone up to 77 ships and boats and with the planned inductions the force level would be doubling by 2018.
Vice Admiral M P Muralidharan,Director General Indian Coast Guard, Inspector General S P Sharma, Commander Coast Guard Region (East) and othersenior dignitaries of the Central and State Government were present during the commissioning ceremony.
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Indian Coast Guard Ship "ICGS Rajkamal", the fourth in the series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, was commissioned by Union Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh here today.
The 50-metre indigenous IPV displaces 300 tonnes and can achieve a maximum speed of 34 knots, with an endurance of 1500 nautical miles at an economical speed of 16 knots,an official press release said.
Equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry and advanced communication and navigational equipment, it makes an ideal platform for undertaking multifarious close-coast missions such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue, and medical evacuation.
The special features of the ship include an Integrated Bridge Management System (IBMS), Integrated Machinery Control System (IMCS) and an integrated gun mount with indigenous Fire Control system (FCS).
"Rajkamal", literally meaning"Royal Lotus", will be based here and will be under the administrative and operationalcontrol of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (East).Theship is commanded by Commandant Ravindra Kumar and has a crew of five officers and 30 enrolled personnel.
According to the release, the ship will enhance the Indian Coast Guard's capability to undertake operations to further maritime safety and security and coastal security on the Eastern seaboard.
With the commissioning of ICGSRajkamal, the force level of ICG has gone up to 77 ships and boats and with the planned inductions the force level would be doubling by 2018.
Vice Admiral M P Muralidharan,Director General Indian Coast Guard, Inspector General S P Sharma, Commander Coast Guard Region (East) and othersenior dignitaries of the Central and State Government were present during the commissioning ceremony.
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