Engineering:Pulicat-class patrol boat

From HandWiki
Short description: Military ship class
Pulicat class
Class overview
Operators:  India
Planned: 5
Completed: 5
Retired: 5
General characteristics
Type: Patrol boat
Displacement: 91 long tons (92 t) [1]
Length: 29.9 m (98 ft 1 in)
Beam: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Propulsion: 2 × diesel engines (2,400 hp (1,800 kW) total)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range: 460 nmi (850 km; 530 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement: 16 initially, 30 later
Armament: 2 × Bofors 40 mm gun


The Pulicat class of patrol boats was a series of five watercraft of Russian origin (ex-Poluchat class), which were in service of the Indian Navy and later transferred to the newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. INS Panvel took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.[2][3][4]

Boats in the class

Name Date of commissioning Notes
INS Pamban 18 February 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned [5]
INS Puri 18 February 1967 Transferred to newly formed [Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Pulicat 16 March 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Panaji 16 Mar 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Panvel 16 Mar 1967 Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned

See also

References