ICG Fast Patrol Vessels: ICGS Ajit & ICGS Aparajit
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: PIB
Context: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) achieved a major milestone with the launch of two new Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) — ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit — at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
About ICG Fast Patrol Vessels: ICGS Ajit & ICGS Aparajit
• Name and Builder: Vessels: ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit Built by: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), under the Make in India initiative. Series: Part of the eight FPVs being constructed indigenously for the Indian Coast Guard.
• Vessels: ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit
• Built by: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), under the Make in India initiative.
• Series: Part of the eight FPVs being constructed indigenously for the Indian Coast Guard.
• Dimensions and Design: Length: 52 metres Displacement: 320 tonnes Hull and superstructure: Designed and built entirely in India, showcasing indigenous shipbuilding expertise.
• Length: 52 metres
• Displacement: 320 tonnes
• Hull and superstructure: Designed and built entirely in India, showcasing indigenous shipbuilding expertise.
• Propulsion System: Equipped with Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPP) — the first of their kind in this class in India — ensuring superior manoeuvrability, speed, and fuel efficiency. Designed for multi-mission flexibility in diverse maritime conditions.
• Equipped with Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPP) — the first of their kind in this class in India — ensuring superior manoeuvrability, speed, and fuel efficiency.
• Designed for multi-mission flexibility in diverse maritime conditions.
• Operational Roles: Primary Missions: Coastal patrol, fisheries protection, anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, and search & rescue (SAR) operations. Operational Area: Particularly effective around India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and island territories, ensuring round-the-clock maritime security.
• Primary Missions: Coastal patrol, fisheries protection, anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, and search & rescue (SAR) operations.
• Operational Area: Particularly effective around India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and island territories, ensuring round-the-clock maritime security.
• Significance: Strengthens India’s blue-water surveillance and enhances response readiness against maritime threats. Demonstrates India’s self-reliance in naval defence production under Atmanirbhar Bharat. Contributes to the ICG’s mission of ensuring safe, secure, and clean seas for national and regional stability.
• Strengthens India’s blue-water surveillance and enhances response readiness against maritime threats.
• Demonstrates India’s self-reliance in naval defence production under Atmanirbhar Bharat.
• Contributes to the ICG’s mission of ensuring safe, secure, and clean seas for national and regional stability.