Rani Abbakka-class patrol vessel
ICGS Rani Abbakka during its commissioning | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Rani Abbakka class |
| Builders | Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., Visakhapatnam, India |
| Operators | Indian Coast Guard |
| Preceded by | Sarojini Naidu class |
| Succeeded by | Rajshree class |
| Built | 2009–2012 |
| In commission | 2009–present |
| Planned | 5+8 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Canceled | 8 |
| Active | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Inshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 349 tonnes |
| Length | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 8.36 m (27 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × rigid inflatable boat |
| Complement | 5 Officers and 34 Sailors |
| Armament |
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The Rani Abbakka-class patrol vessel are a series of inshore patrol vessels being built by Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. for the Indian Coast Guard. They are based on the Australian Thornycroft design. The ship, incidentally, is named after Abbakka Mahadevi, the legendary queen of Tulunadu, Karnataka who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th Century.