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Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (2017)
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This article is about the modern Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel variant; see Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (1983) for its namesake predecessors.
The Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel is a series of seven offshore patrol vessels (OPV) being built at the Kattupalli shipyard by L&T Shipbuilding for the Indian Coast Guard. These are long range surface ships which are capable of coastal and offshore patrolling.[1][2][3][4]
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Class overview | |
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Name | Vikram class |
Builders | Kattupalli Shipyard, L&T Shipbuilding, Chennai |
Operators | Indian Coast Guard |
Preceded by | Samarth class |
Succeeded by | NGOPV |
Built | 2015–2021 |
Planned | 7 |
Completed | 7 |
Active | 7 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
Displacement | 2,140 t (2,110 long tons; 2,360 short tons) |
Length | 97 m (318 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 12–14 kn (22–26 km/h; 14–16 mph) |
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Aircraft carried | 1 x HAL Dhruv |
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