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Pulicat class

Class overview
Operators	India
Planned	5
Completed	5
Retired	5
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Displacement	91 long tons (92 t)
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 (1,800 kW) 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

The Pulicat class of patrol boats was a series of five watercraft of Russian origin (ex-Poluchat class), which were in service of the Indian Navy and later transferred to the newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. INS Panvel took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.

Boats in the class

See also

• Jija Bai-class patrol vessel

References

1. "INS PANVEL: THE SMALL SHIP THAT SCORED BIG IN THE 1971 WAR". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
2. "Pulicat class - commissioning". Indian Navy. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
3. "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF). Indian Military History. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
4. "Growth of the Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
5. "Indian Navy's Inshore Patrol Vessels" (PDF).

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