Rajhans-class patrol vessel

The Rajhans-class patrol vessels are series of five patrol vessels built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata for Indian Coast Guard[1] .

## Design

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The vessels in this series are 37.8 metres (124 ft 0 in) long with a beam of 7.5 metres (24 ft 7 in) and are armed with 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA and 2 single 7.62 mm machine guns. They are powered by Two 38 TB92 MTU diesels engines generating 6,820 brake horsepower (5,090 kW) and driving two propellers. The Rajhans-class vessels have an accommodation for a crew of 28 enlisted sailors. They have a range 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). The hull's design is essentially the same as of Seaward Defence Boats (SDB) Mk 2 class in service of Indian Navy.

## Ships of the class

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Name | Pennant Number | Date of commission | Status

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ICGS Raj Hans | 56 | 1980 |
ICGS Raj Tarang | 57 | 1981 |
ICGS Raj Kiran |  | 1984 | Active
ICGS Raj Kamal |  |  | Active
ICGS Raj Shree | 60 |  |

## Specification

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Source:[1]

* Displacement : 200 t
* Length : 37.80 m
* Beam : 7.50 m
* Draught : 1.85 m
* Armament : 40 mm 60 cal Bofors Mk 3 AA, 2 single 7.62 mm MG
* Electronic Radar : BEL make-1*1245 nav.
* Power : 2 MTU 16V538 TB92 diesels,
* Propulsion : 2 propeller, 6,820 bh
* Range : 1400 nmi at 14 kn
* Crew : 28 enlisted

## See also

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* Rajshree-class patrol vessel
* Rani Abbakka-class patrol vessel
* Sarojini Naidu-class patrol vessel
* Priyadarshini-class patrol vessel
* Tara Bai-class patrol vessel
* Jija Bai-class patrol vessel

## References

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1. ^ a b The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim

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Ship classes of the Indian Coast Guard

Offshore patrol vessels|

* Vikram
* Samar
* Sankalp
* Vishwast
* Samarth
* Vikram
* MDL

Inshore patrol vessels|

* Rajhans
* Jija Bai
* Tara Bai
* Priyadarshini
* Sarojini Naidu
* Rani Abbakka
* Rajshree

Patrol boats|

* Pulicat

Interceptor boats|

* AMPL
* ABG
* L&T
* Bharati
* Aadesh

Patrol craft|

* Swallow Craft
* Mandovi Marine
* Timblo

Interceptor craft|

* Vadyar
* Bristol
* Timblo

Air cushion Vessels|

* Griffon-GRSE 8000 TD

Pollution control vessels|

* Samudra
* GSL

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