ICGS Sankalp
Indian offshore patrol vessel
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ICGS Sankalp (lit. Resolution)[4] is the first ship of her class. The vessel is classified as Patrol boat/ 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]
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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 & 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 & processing systems | Raytheon surface search radar[2] |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | HAL Dhruv or HAL Chetak[3] |
Construction
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
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]