ICGS Vishwast

ICGS Vishwast (OPV-30) (Literally means Reliable)^[5] is one of the three Vishwast-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) of the Indian Coast Guard.

Photograph of the Indian Coast Guard's offshore patrol vessel ICGS Vishwast at the Shinko Pier No. 2, Port of Kobe, Japan.
History
India
Name	ICGS Vishwast
Owner	Indian Coast Guard
Builder	Goa Shipyard Limited
Commissioned	March 2010
Status	in active service
Class overview
Name	Vishwast class
Builders	Goa Shipyard Limited
Operators	Indian Coast Guard
Preceded by	Sankalp class
Succeeded by	Samarth class
Planned	3
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,840 tons[1]
Length	94 metres (308 ft)[1][2][3]
Beam	12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)[1][2]
Draught	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) (propeller)
Depth	3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Installed power	18,000 kilowatts (24,000 hp)
Speed	26 kn (48 km/h)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km)
Complement	10 officers and 98 sailors
Armament	30 mm CRN naval gun with SOP[4] 2 x 12.7 mm HMG.[1]
Aircraft carried	1 x HAL Dhruv

History

The vessel was built in India by Goa Shipyard Ltd. (GSL) and was commissioned in March 2010 in the Indian Coast Guard by then defence minister A K Antony.^[6][7] ICGS Vishwast is 90 metres (295 ft 3 in) in length and displaces 2,400 tons. In 2015, the ship was deployed to Malaysia and Myanmar.^[8][9] In 2016, the ship was deployed to visit Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand - where it was involved in an exercise with the navies of the respective countries.^[10] Vishwast is capable of firefighting, search and patrol, pollution control (due to oil spillage) and maritime surveillance.^[7]