OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL
Project Update: Construction of the first vessel (GSL Yard 1203) has already begun at Goa Shipyard Ltd.
Vessel Type: Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV).
Future Commissions:
Laid Down - 2007, Launch - TBD, Commissioning -
TBD.
............................Laid Down - TBD, Launch - TBD, Commissioning -
TBD.
............................Laid Down - TBD, Launch - TBD, Commissioning -
TBD.
Displacement: 1800 tons full load.
Dimensions:
Length (Overall) - 93.66
metres.
................Breadth - 12.2
metres.
................Depth (Moulded) - 6.0 metres
................Draught (Mean) - 3.6 metres
................Draught (Propeller) - 4.5 metres
Main Machinery: Two diesel engines at 9000 kW (12,070 hp). Also fitted with two controllable pitch propellers and a reduction gear box.
Maximum Speed: 26 knots.
Endurance: 4500 nautical miles at 16 knots. Can remain at sea for 30 days.
Complement: 16 Officers & 102 Sailors.
Bridge Layout: Featuring an Integrated Bridge System, these vessels will have a navigational/surveillance radar with ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) capability, a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) and an Electronic Chart Display & Information System. Communication will be as per GMDSS-A3 (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) standards. The bridge will also be fitted with magnetic & gyro compasses, an auto pilot feature, a speed log and an echo-sounder.
Deck Machinery: Featuring two ectro-hydraulic cranes for handling 6.5 metres RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boats).
External Fire-Fighting System: Two 1400 m3/h capacity monitors, with a reach (throwing length) of 140 meters.
Cargo Capacity:
200 tons fuel oil.
......................200 tons fresh water.
......................10 tons lubricating
oil.
......................10 tons AVCAT (aviation kerosene).
Weapons: One 30mm CRN-91 (naval version of the 2A42 30mm Medak gun) main gun, controlled by an electronic fire control system (FCS) developed & jointly produced by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
Helicopters: Features a helicopter hangar and a flight deck to handle one HAL Dhruv helicopter, which will be used for long range all-time search & rescue and maritime surveillance. The flight deck will be fitted with a helo traversing gear and a helo landing grid.
Comments: Three OPVs will be built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) and these vessels will be used for patrolling & policing maritime zones, pollution control, external fire fighting and in search & rescue operations. The hull structure will be built entirely of steel. Auxiliary systems aboard these vessels include an oily bilge water separator, a sewage & vacuum toilet system, a fresh water generating system and an active fin stabilizer.