Pulicat class
Class overview
Operators India
Planned5
Completed5
Retired5
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Displacement91 long tons (92 t) [1]
Length29.9 m (98 ft 1 in)
Beam4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Propulsion2 × diesel engines (2,400 hp (1,800 kW) total)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range460 nmi (850 km; 530 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement16 initially, 30 later
Armament2 × Bofors 40 mm gun


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

Boats in the class

NameDate of commissioningNotes
INS Pamban18 February 1967Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned [5]
INS Puri18 February 1967Transferred to newly formed [Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Pulicat16 March 1967Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Panaji16 Mar 1967Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned
INS Panvel16 Mar 1967Transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. Decommissioned

See also

References

  1. "INS PANVEL: THE SMALL SHIP THAT SCORED BIG IN THE 1971 WAR". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. "Pulicat class - commissioning". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF). Indian Military History. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. "Growth of the Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF).


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