Car Nicobar-class fast attack craft
type of Indian naval vessel
The Car Nicobar class of high-speed fast attack crafts are built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy. The vessels are designed as a cost-effective platform for patrol, anti-piracy and rescue operations in India's exclusive economic zone. In 2023, one of the ships, INS Tarmugli, was donated to the Maldivian Coast Guard.
The class and its vessels are named for Indian islands. They are the first water jet-propelled vessels of the Indian Navy.
Unlike the United States Coast Guard's similarly sized Sentinel class cutters, the class is propelled by water jets, at up to 35 knots (65 km/h), where the American patrol vessels conventional propulsion systems maximum stated speed is 28 knots (52 km/h). Both classes have a mission endurance of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km).
INS Kalpeni (T-75) visited the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 October 2024 as a part of Operational Turnaround. The ship with a 70-member was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Sunil K Kulhari.
Design
The Car Nicobar-class vessels were designed and built by GRSE. Production of the class was fast tracked after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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