Pulicat-class patrol boat

The Pulicat class of patrol boats was a series of five watercraft of Soviet 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]

Pulicat class

Class overview
Operators	India
Preceded by	Ajay class
Succeeded by	Seaward class
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	1 × Bofors 40 mm gun, 2 x KPV heavy machine guns, 1 x SPG-9 Recoilless Rifle

Boats in the class

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

See also

• Jija Bai-class patrol vessel