Indian Coast Guard Ship Rajkamal, the fourth in the series of eight
Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) designed and built by M/s Garden Reach
Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata was commissioned at Chennai by the
Hon’ble Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Jitendra Singh in the presence of Vice
Admiral MP Muralidharan, AVSM, NM, Director General Indian Coast Guard,
Inspector General SP Sharma, PTM, TM, Commander Coast Guard Region
(East) and other senior dignitaries of the Central and State Govt.
The 50 meter indigenous IPV displaces 300 tonnes and can achieve a
maximum speed of 34 knots, with an endurance of 1500 nautical miles at
an economical speed of 16 knots. Equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry
and advanced communication and navigational equipment, it makes an
ideal platform for undertaking multifarious close-coast missions such as
surveillance, interdiction, Search and Rescue, and medical evacuation.
The special features of the ship include an Integrated Bridge Management
System (IBMS), Integrated Machinery Control System (IMCS) and an
integrated gun mount with indigenous Fire Control system (FCS).
ICGS “Rajkamal”, literally meaning “Royal Lotus”, will be
based at Chennai and will be under the administrative and operational
control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region(East).
The ship will enhance the Indian Coast Guard’s capability to
undertake operations to further Maritime Safety and Security and Coastal
Security on the Eastern Seaboard.
With the commissioning of ICGS Rajkamal, the force level of ICG has
gone up to 77 ships and boats and with the planned inductions the force
level would be doubling by 2018
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