L&T-class fast interceptor craft

L&T fast interceptor craft are a series of high-speed interceptor boats being built by L&T Shipyard for the Indian Coast Guard. The ships are intended for patrol and rescue operations in India's Exclusive Economic Zone.

C-401 after its commissioning
Class overview
Name	L&T-class fast interceptor craft
Builders	Larsen & Toubro
Operators	Indian Coast Guard (51) Seychelles Coast Guard (1) Mozambique Navy (2)
Built	2010–2020
In commission	2012–present
Planned	54
Completed	54
Active	54
General characteristics
Type	Fast interceptor craft
Displacement	90 tonnes (89 long tons; 99 short tons)
Length	30 m (98 ft 5 in)
Beam	6.4m
Propulsion	2 × Caterpillar 3516C marine propulsion engines 2 × C-4.4 auxiliary generator sets 2 × MJP waterjets
Speed	45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph)
Range	500NM
Endurance	24hr, logistically sustainable for 72hr
Complement	1 officer and 11 men
Sensors and processing systems	MARIS ECDIS900 SmartLine Mk10

Design

The interceptor boats are of planing-type, designed by the L&T Marine & Ship Design Division, an in-house facility of Larsen & Toubro Limited. They are 30 metres long with 90 tonnes displacement and can achieve a maximum speed of 45 knots. The interceptor boats has full aluminum-alloy hull for reduced weight and is powered by twin water-jet propulsion systems to enable quick response. The vessels are fitted with state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment and medium-range armament. Each vessel is powered by two Caterpillar Marine Power Systems 3516C marine propulsion engines (2525 bkW @ 1800 rpm, 'D' Rating) and two C-4.4 auxiliary generator sets (86 eKW @ 1500 rpm). The water-jets for the high-speed interceptor boats are being supplied by MJP Waterjets. Delivery of the water-jets began in 2010 and will continue until 2013.^[1] They are also fitted with MARIS ECDIS900 SmartLine Mk10 Flat Panel Computer with radar kit.^[2]

The vessel's crew consists of one officer and eleven personnel and are designed to perform coastal surveillance, search and rescue, anti-smuggling and anti-poaching operations in close coast and can also operate effectively in shallow water.

Orders

M/s L&T secured an order on 22 March 2010 for building 36 high speed interceptor boats for Rs 977 crores.^[3] It further secured an additional order on 22 January 2013 to produce 18 similar Interceptor boats for Rs 447 crore.^[4] The boats were constructed at L&T's existing shipyard at Hazira and at Kattupalli Shipyard near Ennore.

Commission and deployment

ICGS C-401, the first of the series was commissioned at Porbandar by Air Marshal A.K. Gogoi, Air Officer, Commanding-in-Chief South Western Air Command on 20 December 2012.^[5] Its first deployment is at Mundra under the administrative and operational control of the Commander Coast Guard (North-West) region and commanded by Deputy Commandant Lakshya Sharma.

The second vessel of the class, C-402, was commissioned at Mumbai Naval Dockyard on 12 April 2013,^[6] followed by C-403 at Mundra on 11 August 2013,^[7] and C-404 at Beypore on 6 December 2013.^[8] The ICGS C-421 was commissioned on 21 September 2015 at Androth (L&M Islands) commanded by Deputy Commandant Rohit Kulkarni.^[9] The ICGS C-422 was commissioned at the Karaikal Port on 28 November. The vessel will patrol the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, along the Bay of Bengal.^[10] C-405 was donated to the Seychelles Coast Guard in February 2016 and recommissioned as SCGS Hermes.^[11]

On 29 July 2019, the government of India donated two vessels of the class to Mozambique Navy.^[12]

All 36 boats ordered in the first batch were commissioned by January 2020.^[13]

Ships of Class

Pennant Number	Commissioned	Homeport
ICGS C-401	20 December 2012	Porbandar
ICGS C-402	12 April 2013	Ratnagiri[14]
ICGS C-403	11 August 2013	Mundra
ICGS C-404	6 December 2013	Beypore
ICGS C-405	17 February 2014	Mumbai[15] Donated to Seychelles Coast Guard[16]
ICGS C-406	17 February 2014	Kavaratti[17]
ICGS C-407	1 June 2014[18]	Campbell Bay [19] (Re-based from Thiruvananthapuram)[18]
ICGS C-408	28 May 2014[20]	Jakhau[20]
ICGS C-409	15 November 2014[21]	Porbandar
ICGS C-410	4 November 2014	Goa[22]
ICGS C-411	15 November 2014[21]	Okha[23]
ICGS C-412	15 November 2014[21]	Port Blair[19] (re-based from Mandapam)
ICGS C-413	19 January 2015	Okha[24]
ICGS C-414	19 January 2015	Port Blair[19] (Re-based from Mandapam)[25]
ICGS C-415	5 June 2015[26]	Karaikal[26]
ICGS C-416	5 June 2015[26]	Port Blair[19] (Re-based from Mandapam)[26]
ICGS C-417	29 March 2015[27]	Port Blair[19] (Re-based from Chennai)[28]
ICGS C-418	10 April 2015	Haldia[29]
ICGS C-419	15 May 2015[30]	Pipavav[30]
ICGS C-420	15 May 2015[30]	Karwar[30]
ICGS C-421	21 September 2015	Androth
ICGS C-422	28 November 2015[31]	Karaikal[31]
ICGS C-423	13 April 2017	Krishnapatnam[32]
ICGS C-424	25 April 2017	Haldia[33]
ICGS C-425	28 April 2013[34]	Paradip[34]
ICGS C-426	1 October 2013	Paradip[35]
ICGS C-427	6 November 2014[36]	Vizhinjam[37]
ICGS C-428	6 November 2014[36]	Port Blair[19] (Re-based from Karaikal)
ICGS C-429	6 November 2014[36]	Vadinar[23]
ICGS C-430	29 March 2015[27]	Chennai
ICGS C-431	7 July 2017[38]	Chennai
ICGS C-432	7 July 2017[38]	Karaikal
ICGS C-433	20 September 2017[39]	Murud Janjira
ICGS C-434	20 September 2017[39]	Murud Janjira
ICGS C-435	2 December 2017[40]	Karaikal[41]
ICGS C-436	5 January 2018[42]	Krishnapatnam[43]
ICGS C-437	17 March 2018[44]	Jakhau
ICGS C-438	25 April 2018[45]	Kakinada
ICGS C-439	7 June 2018[46]	Mumbai
ICGS C-440	14 June 2018[47]	Chennai
ICGS C-441	24 April 2019[48]	Vizhinjam
ICGS C-444	24 April 2019[49]	Kavaratti
ICGS C-446	24 April 2019[49]	Kavaratti
ICGS C-448	29 January 2020[13]	Mangaluru
ICGS C-449	20 August 2020[50]
ICGS C-450	15 May 2020[51]
ICGS C-451	15 May 2020[51]
ICGS C-452	3 November 2020[52]	Jaigarh[52]
ICGS C-453	19 February 2021	Chennai
ICGS C-454	15 December 2020[53]

See also

• List of active ships of the Indian Coast Guard
• ABG fast interceptor craft
• Aadesh-class patrol vessel
• Rajshree-class patrol vessel
• Samarth-class offshore patrol vessel

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