Swallow Craft-class patrol vessel

Swallow Craft (65 Design) Class of Inshore Patrol Vessels are a series of watercraft built by South Korea's Kangnam/Swallow Craft, in Pusan for the Indian Coast Guard.^[1]

Design

The vessels in this series are 20 meters long with a beam of 4.8 meters. The hull of each vessel is made of Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) and they are armed with a 7.62 mm MG. They are powered by two 12V71 TA GM Detroit diesel engines, which generate 840 bhp and drive two propellers. The Swallow Craft class vessels have a crew of 8 enlisted sailors and have a range 400 nmi at 20 knots.

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant Number	Date of commission	Status
ICGS	C01	24-7-80
ICGS	C02	24-7-80	Decommissioned on 24 Sep 2001
ICGS	C03	24-7-80	Stricken in 1996
ICGS	C04	24-7-80
ICGS	C05	24-7-80
ICGS	C06	24-7-80	Decommissioned on 24 Sep 2001
ICGS	C62		Stricken in 2000
ICGS	C63

Specification[1]

• Displacement : 32 tonnes
• Length : 20.0 meter
• Beam : 4.80 meter
• Draught : 1.3 meter
• Armament : single 7.62 mm MG
• Electronic Radar : 1* nav.
• Power : 2 GM Detroit Diesel 12V71 TA
• Propulsion : 2 propellers, 840 bh
• Range : 400 nmi at 20 kn
• Crew : 8 enlisted.

See also

• AMPL Class
• Griffon/Grse Class
• Mandovi Marine Class
• Timblo Class
• Bristol Class