Indian Inshore Patrol Vessel Commissioned
ICGS Rani Durgavati, the 3rd Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) of its kind of the Indian Coast Guard was commissioned at Visakhapatnam by Vice Admiral Satish Soni today.
Built from light high tensile steel with aluminium superstructure and powered by three water jet propulsion systems for high speeds, the IPVs are well-suited for coastal and offshore operations. The ship, which is 51.5 m long, 8.36 m wide and has a draught of 4.55 m, is capable of achieving 33.5 knots.
The vessel was handed over to the Indian Coast Guard on June 1 at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) facility in Kolkata.
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