Vasco da Gama: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) simultaneously launched two Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) ‘Adamya’ and ‘Akshar’, here today.
The Fast Patrol Vessels have over 60% indigenous content and are built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). They are part of the contract signed with GSL for eight such FPVs to be built at a cost of Rs 473 crore.
With the primary roles of protection, monitoring, control and surveillance, these advanced Fast Patrol Vessels will help the Indian Coast Guard protect offshore assets and island territories.
Each FPV has a length of 52 metres, a breadth of 8 metres, a maximum speed of 27 knots, a Controllable Pitch Propeller-based propulsion system and a displacement of 320 tons.
The ships have been designed and constructed to meet the specific requirements of the Indian Coast Guard under stringent dual-class certification of the American Bureau of Shipping and the Indian Register of Shipping, the Ministry of Defence said.
The two vessels were launched simultaneously utilising the state-of-the-art Ship Lift System, which was done for the first time.
The Fast Patrol Vessels were inaugurated and named in a ceremonious way by Priya Paramesh in the presence of Director-General of Indian Coast Guard Paramesh Sivamani, and veterans to the chants of ‘Atharva Veda’.
Addressing the gathering, the Director-General of the ICG appreciated the efforts of Goa Shipyard Limited and various industries in ensuring that all ship-building requirements of the ICG are fulfilled indigenously. Congratulating the employees of GSL on achieving this critical milestone, he exhorted them to ensure that the march towards ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence is pursued in the right earnest.
The ceremony was attended by the Chairman and Managing Director of Goa Shipyard Limited, Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay, and senior officials from the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Goa Shipyard Limited and the classification societies.
– global bihari bureau
