Aadesh-class patrol vessel

ICGS Abheraj
Class overview
NameAadesh class
BuildersCochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi, India
OperatorsIndian Coast Guard
Preceded byRajshree class
Succeeded byAdamya class
Built2010–2017
In commission2013–present
Planned20
Completed20
Active20
General characteristics
TypeFast patrol vessel
Displacement298 long tons (303 t)
Length50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Beam7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draught1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Depth4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • 3 × MTU 16V 4000 M90 engines
  • 2,720 kW (3,648 hp)
  • 3 × 120 kW (161 hp) auxiliary engines
  • 3 × Rolls-Royce Kamewa 71S3np water jets
SpeedOver 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Endurance1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 1 × 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) rigid inflatable boat with 40 hp (30 kW) OBM
  • 1 × 6 person capacity Gemini Boat
  • LSA & FFA as per class requirement
Complement6 officers and 34 sailors
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 1 × X-band radar with ARPA GMDSS 400 W MF/HF
  • ECDIS, UAIS, DGPS, Gyro, Autopilot
  • INMARSAT Fleet Broadband 500
Armament1 × 30 mm (1.2 in) CRN 91 naval gun, small arms
Notes
  • Classification: A1, AMS, HSC Government Service (Coastal service up to 250 nmi, 460 km, 290 mi from place of shelter)
  • Reverse osmosis plant: 5 t per day
  • Oily water separator: 0.5 m3/h
  • Sanitary: Vacuum sanitary system
  • Deck crane: 1 t at 4.9 m
  • Anchor and capstan: 2 x SHHP/ electric capstan

Aadesh-class patrol vessels are a series of twenty fast patrol vessels (FPVs) built for the Indian Coast Guard by Cochin Shipyard Limited at its shipyard in Kochi, Kerala. The ships have been designed by M/s Smart Engineering & Design Solutions (SEDS), a naval architecture company based in Kakkanad near Kochi.