The Jija Bai class were seven mid-shore patrol vessels of the Indian Coast Guard, designed by Sumidagawa Shipyard Co. Ltd., Tokyo, and jointly built by Sumidagawa and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata between 1983 and 1985.[1]
Design
The 44-metre (144 ft 4 in) long vessels, with a displacement of 181 tonnes, had a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). The vessels were powered by two MTU 12V538 diesel engines driving two independent four-bladed propellers. The class had a range of 2,375 nautical miles (4,398 km; 2,733 mi) at a cruise speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). The crew of the patrol vessel consisted of 7 officers and 27 enlisted sailors. The vessels were armed with a 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA. A plan to build eight more boats of the same class was cancelled in favour of Tara Bai class.
Ships of the class
| Name | Pennant Number |
Commissioned | Decommissioned | Homeport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICGS Jija Bai | 64 | 22 February 1984 | 27 June 2011 | Chennai[2] |
| ICGS Chand Bibi | 65 | 22 February 1984 | 19 January 2012 | Vishakapatanam[3] |
| ICGS Kittur Chinnama | 66 | 21 May 1983 | 27 June 2011 | Chennai[2] |
| ICGS Rani Jindan | 67 | 21 October 1983 | 6 February 2012 | Chennai[4] |
| ICGS Habbah Khatun | 68 | 27 April 1985 | 6 February 2012 | Chennai[4] |
| ICGS Rama Devi | 69 | 3 August 1985 | 19 January 2012 | Vishakapatanam[3] |
| ICGS Avvaiyar | 70 | 19 October 1985 | 6 February 2012 | Chennai[4] |
See also
- Rajshree-class patrol vessel
- Rani Abbakka-class patrol vessel
- Sarojini Naidu-class patrol vessel
- Priyadarshini-class patrol vessel
- Tara Bai-class patrol vessel
- Rajhans-class patrol vessel
References
- ^ a b Wertheim, Eric. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems.
- ^ a b "ship-decommisisoning: The Indian Coast Guard ships ICGS Jijabai AND ICGS Kittur". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Three Coast Guard ships decommissioned - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Indian Coast Guard: Inshore Patrol Vessels by Hindustan Shipyard Limited". www.marinebuzz.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130322073348/http://www.sumidagawa.co.jp/e/menu.htm
- http://www.grse.nic.in
- http://grosstonnage.com
- http://www.marinebuzz.com/2012/01/31/indian-coast-guard-inshore-patrol-vessels-by-hindustan-shipyard-limited Archived 19 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150928121157/http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/history/morehistory.html
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