INS Car Nicobar
Ship
INS Car Nicobar
⚓ ShipHigh-speed offshore patrol vessel, the first water jet-propelled vessel of the Indian Navy.
The Car Nicobar class of high-speed offshore patrol vessels 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). 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 part of an Operational Turnaround, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Sunil S Kothari.
General Characteristics
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Fast attack craft |
| Length | 48.9 m (160 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h) |
| Range | 2,000 nmi at 13 kn |
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