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Goa Shipyard readies first improved OPV for delivery to Indian Coast Guard
The first improved Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) on order for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is being readied for delivery by October 2015, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) said in a statement released on 21 September.
The vessel, which has been named Samarth , is the first of six 105 m, 2,400 tonne OPVs ordered under an INR18 billion (USD273 million) contract signed in May 2012.Samarth was launched on 26 November 2014, then second-in-class Shoor followed on 21 March 2015.
Citing a GSL press release, IHS Jane's reported in May 2012 that the new OPVs would be fitted with a "contemporary" integrated bridge system and fast-response boats for search-and-rescue and counter-piracy operations.
Source:- Goa Shipyard readies first improved OPV for delivery to Indian Coast Guard - IHS Jane's 360
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