Chennai:
Seventh
in the series of eight inshore patrol vessels (IPV), ICGS Rajveer was
commissioned at Visakhapatnam on Saturday by defence secretary R K Mathur in
the presence of vice-admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, director general of Indian
Coast Guard.
The IPV is equipped with the most advanced and
sophisticated navigational and communication sensors and equipment. The ship is
propelled to a maximum speed of 31.5 knots and has an endurance of 1,500
nautical miles. The special feature include an integrated Bridge System,
Integrated machinery control system and an indigenously built 30mm gun mount
with fire control system. The ship is designed to carry one rigid inflatable
boat and two geminis for search and rescue, law enforcement and maritime
patrol, a Coast guard release said.
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