What do patrol vessels do?
A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border protection, immigration law-enforcement, search and rescue duties. They are also often called upon to participate in rescue operations.
How many officers are on a patrol boat?
Four officers
Crew: Four officers, 24 enlisted personnel. Armament: Two MK 38 25mm machine guns; four .
What does the Navy patrol?
They can conduct missions in the open ocean for protecting defence forces. The versatile patrol vessels can support search-and-seizure operations, maritime intercept operations, theatre security cooperation operations and other clandestine security force activities.
Where are the Aadesh class patrol vessels built?
Aadesh-class patrol vessels are a series of 20 fast patrol vessels (FPV) being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Coast Guard at its shipyard located at Kochi, Kerala. The ships have been designed by M/s Smart Engineering & Design Solutions (SEDS), Kochi .
What is the purpose of ICGS Aadesh patrol vessel?
The vessels have a secondary role of providing communication link and escorting convoys during hostilities and wartime. ICGS Aadesh, the first vessel of the series, was launched on 9 January 2013 by Smt. Jayasree Muralidharan, in the presence of Vice Admiral M P Muralidharan, Director General of the Indian Coast Guard.
When was the Aadesh delivered to the Coast Guard?
Aadesh was delivered to the Coast Guard after successful completion of all its trials on 25 September 2013. It will be operated by the Coast Guard station at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.
What is the role of a patrol vessel in India?
The primary roles of the vessel include fisheries protection and monitoring, patrol within India’s exclusive economic zone, coastal patrol, anti-smuggling, anti piracy, and search and rescue operations. The vessels have a secondary role of providing communication link and escorting convoys during hostilities and wartime.