INS Panvel
| File:Ins panvel.jpg INS Panvel at Sea
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Indien |
| General characteristics | |
| Typ | Patrol Boat |
| Displacement | 91 long tons (92 t) [1] |
| Length | 29.9 m (98 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Diesel engines (2,400 hp total) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range | 460 nmi (850 km; 530 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 16 initially, 30 later |
| Armament | 2 × Bofors 40 mm gun |
This Pulicat class patrol boat was from a series of five water craft of Russian origin (Ex Poluchat class), which were in service of Indian Navy Ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967 INS Panvel boat of the class took part in Indo-Pak war of 1971 in Tak Force Alpha in a daring attack on Mongla and Khulna harbours. Like other boats in the series named after coastal cities of India, this too was named after Panvel.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "INS PANVEL: THE SMALL SHIP THAT SCORED BIG IN THE 1971 WAR". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Pulicat class - commissioning". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF). Indian Military History. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Growth of the Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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