VIKRAM ICGS 33

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D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen
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VIKRAM ICGS 33

Post by D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen » Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:11 pm

Built in 1981-'83 by Magazon Dock Ltd. for the Indian Coast Guard.
Displacement:1220 tonnes, L:74,10m. (243.1') B:11,40m. (37') Draught:3,20m. (10.5')
2 SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines:12.800 hp. 22 kn. armament:40 mm./60 Bofors Mk3 AA, 2 single 7,62 mm. MG, complement:96.
Date of launch 29 Sept. 1981, date of commission 26 Dec. 1983, date of decommission 19 Jan. 2012.
The vessels (9) in this class are 74 metres (243') long with a beam of 11.4 metres (37') and are armed with a Mantra Defense Lynx optronic-directed 40mm 60 cal Bofors Mk3 AA gun or dual 30mm CRN 91 Naval Gun. They are powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines driving two propellers. The vessels are equipped with pollution control equipment, two firefighting monitors, a four-tonne crane. They also carry diving equipment, two RIB inspection crafts, a launch and a hangar for a light helicopter. The Vikram-class vessels have an air-conditioned accommodation for a crew of 11 officers and 85 enlisted sailors.
A derivative of this has been exported to Mauritius as the MCGS Barracuda.
(India 2006, 5 R. StG.?)
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