Swallow Craft-class patrol vessel
# Swallow Craft-class patrol vessel

Swallow Craft (65 Design) Class of Inshore Patrol Vessels are a series of watercraft built by South Korea's Kangnam/Swallow Craft, in Pusan for the Indian Coast Guard.

## Design

The vessels in this series are 20 meters long with a beam of 4.8 meters. The hull of each vessel is made of Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) and they are armed with a 7.62 mm MG. They are powered by two 12V71 TA GM Detroit diesel engines, which generate 840 bhp and drive two propellers. The Swallow Craft class vessels have a crew of 8 enlisted sailors and have a range 400 nmi at 20 knots.

## Ships of the class

| Name | Pennant Number | Date of commission | Status |
| - | - | - | - |
| ICGS | C01 | 24-7-80 | |
| ICGS | C02 | 24-7-80 | Decommissioned on 24 Sep 2001 |
| ICGS | C03 | 24-7-80 | Stricken in 1996 |
| ICGS | C04 | 24-7-80 | |
| ICGS | C05 | 24-7-80 | |
| ICGS | C06 | 24-7-80 | Decommissioned on 24 Sep 2001 |
| ICGS | C62 | | Stricken in 2000 |
| ICGS | C63 | | |

## Specification

* Displacement : 32 tonnes
* Length : 20.0 meter
* Beam : 4.80 meter
* Draught : 1.3 meter
* Armament : single 7.62 mm MG
* Electronic Radar : 1* nav.
* Power : 2 GM Detroit Diesel 12V71 TA
* Propulsion : 2 propellers, 840 bh
* Range : 400 nmi at 20 kn
* Crew : 8 enlisted.
