TSAMTO, October 12. The Coast Guard of India has received another Sankalp-class coastal patrol ship of the third batch (Batch III), built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
This is the fourth of five ships in the series, the contract for the construction of which was concluded in August 2016. The keel of the ship was laid on November 10, 2018, and launched on August 13, 2020. Delivery is completed after completion of acceptance tests. It is expected that the fifth and last ship of the series will be delivered before the end of the year.
As reported by TSAMTO, the contract for the supply of five new patrol ships of the Sankalp class was signed by the Ministry of Defense of India with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on August 26, 2016. The sale cost was 20 billion. rupees ($300 million). Steel cutting for the lead ship of the series, (18) "sAchet" (Sachet), began on November 13, 2016. The ship joined the Indian Coast Guard in May 2020. The second ship of the series was accepted by the Indian Coast Guard in December 2020, the third in May 2021.
The ships are built according to a project developed by Goa Shipyard Limited, and are designed to patrol territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone, conduct search and rescue operations, combat piracy, extinguish fires at sea, and train personnel.
Earlier, in January 2012, the Indian Coast Guard Command signed an 18 billion contract with Goa Shipyard Limited. rupees ($273 million), which provided for the supply of six 105-meter patrol ships with a displacement of about 2,400 tons. Steel cutting for the lead vessel of the sAmarth series began on May 14, 2012. The ships were delivered to the customer from November 2015 to December 2017. These ships were built on the basis of the Sankalp project. Two ships of this type were built in 2007-2008. The contract signed in 2016 is also called the "Sankalp" Batch-III project.
The length of the new ships is 105 m, width - 13.6 m, draft - 3.65 m, displacement - 2457 tons. The ship is equipped with two MTU 20V 8000 M71L diesel engines with a capacity of 24406 hp (18.2 MW) and develops a maximum speed of 24 knots, a cruising range of 6,500 nautical miles at a speed of 13.8 knots, autonomy - 20 days, crew - 133 people. The contours of the ship's hull provide a reduction in fuel consumption, and two high-speed boats with a rigid hull and a 6.8-ton twin-engine helicopter can be placed on board. The ships are armed with one 40/60 mm Bofors artillery mount and two DUMV with 12.7 mm machine guns.
