Two Indian Coast Guard ships Apoorva & C-421 commissioned

September 22, 2015

Indian Coast Guard has commissioned two new ships named Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Apoorva and Interceptor Boat C-421.
The ships were commissioned by Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of Western Naval Command (Mumbai) off the naval dockyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Apoorva: It is the 14th fast patrol vessel in a series of 20. It is 50-metre long and can achieve a top speed of 33 knots and displaces 317 tonnes.
The ship Apoorva synonyms with Unparalleled in English will be based at Goa.
It is equipped with state-of-the-art advanced communication, navigational and weapons.
It will platform and undertake various naval operations such as close-coast surveillance, search and rescue, interdiction, medical evacuation and other missions.
The ship has been indigenously designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd at Surat, Gujarat.
Interceptor Boat C-421: It is 27th in the series of interceptor boats of Indian Coast Guard. It had been designed and constructed by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Limited.
It is water jet propelled vessel and can achieve a maximum speed of 45 Knots. It is designed for close coast and shallow water operations and equipped with medium range armaments.
It will be based at Androth (Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands) under the operational and administrative control of the Commander, Coast Guard District Headquarters No. 12.

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