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| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | ICGS Sankalp |
| Owner |  Indian Coast Guard |
| Builder | Goa Shipyard Limited |
| Laid down | 17 July 2004 |
| Launched | 28 April 2006 |
| Commissioned | 20 May 2008 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Extending the Horizon |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 2,230 short tons (2,020 t)[2] |
| Length | 105 m (344 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Beam | 12.9 m (42 ft 4 in)[2] |
| Draught | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Propulsion | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 20 PA6B STC diesel engines (20,900 PS, 15,400 kW)[2] |
| Speed | 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph)[3] |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h)[2] |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 5 high speed boats |
| Complement | 128 including 15 officers[3] |
| Sensors and processing systems | Raytheon surface search radar[2] |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | HAL Dhruv or HAL Chetak[3] |
ICGS Sankalp (Literally means Resolution)[4] is the first ship of her class. The vessel is classified as Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels. She was built was Goa Shipyard Limited. and commissioned by A. K. Antony on 20 May 2008.[5][6][7][8]
Construction
[edit]The keel of ship was laid on 17 July 2004 and launched on 28 April 2006. The ship was commissioned on 20 May 2008 by then Defence Minister A. K. Antony.[9][10][11]
Operational history
[edit]In December 2014, Sankalp had undertaken a goodwill visit of 32 days to Singapore, Australia and Indonesia as part of international cooperation through exchange of information and bilateral exercises.[12][13]
She has participated in many rescues, fire fighting missions. [14][15][16][17][18][19] She has also deployed oversea in various countries such as Sri Lanka, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Australia, Singapore.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "IMO: 4558940". Ship shoptting. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2016). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2016–2017 (119th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 364. ISBN 978-0710631855.
- ^ a b c "Surface Units Page: Indian Coast Guard". Indian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hindi-english/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA
- ^ "Indian Coast Guard takes delivery of another Sankalp-class OPV". Janes. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "ICG-SURFACE UNITS". Indian Coast Guard. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "ICGS Sankalp to be inducted". Business Standard. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Indian Coast Guard inducts Sankalp in its fleet". Zee News. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Advanced Patrol Vessel ICGS Sankalp Commissioned". Daiji World. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "A K Antony to commission ICGS Sankalp in Go". One India. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Antony to induct 5th AOPV 'ICGS Sankalp' into coast guard tomorrow". PIB. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Extended reach of ICG ship Sankalp's maiden voyage to Australia". Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "ICGS Sankalp". Retrieved 13 January 2022.[self-published]
- ^ "Fire breaks out on ship off Mumbai coast; chemical cargo on board". NDTV. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Pollution Response Exercise conducted by Coast Guard off Kochi Coast". Indian Navy. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Coast Guard rescues nine stranded fishermen". PTI. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Major fire breaks out in offshore supply vessel near Mumbai". Indian Express. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Major fire on supply vessel off Mumbai Coast". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Coast Guard prevents grounding of barge off Mumbai harbour". India Today. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Goodwill Visit by Indian Coast Guard Ship SANKALP to Port Klang, Malaysia, 14th - 19th March 2011" (Press release). High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 19 March 2011.
- ^ "INDIAN COAST GUARD SHIP 'SANKALP' ARRIVES AT PORT OF GALLE". Coast Guard Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Indian Navy ship arrives in Maldives". The Times of Addu. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Indian navy ship ICGS Sankalp arrives in Maldives". Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Indian Coast Guard Ship Sankalp visits Muscat". India Embassy of Oman. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Indian Coast Guard ship Sankalp to visit Oman". The Free Library. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Indian Coast Guard ship to visit Doha". Gulf Times. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Visit of Indian Coast Guard Ship SAMUDRA PAVAK to Qatar". Embassy of India. Retrieved 13 January 2022.