Couach fast interceptor boats
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Couach fast interceptor boats |
| Builders | Chantier Naval Couach, Gujan-Mestras, France |
| Operators |  Indian Navy |
| In commission | July 2011–present[1] |
| Planned | 15 |
| Completed | 15[2] |
| Active | 15[3] |
| General characteristics [4] | |
| Class and type | Plascoa 1300 Fast Interceptor Boat |
| Displacement | 12 long tons (12 t) |
| Length | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 800 hp (597 kW) MAN R6-800 engines |
| Speed | 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) |
| Range | 200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 4 |
Couach fast interceptor boats are patrol boats. Built by the French shipyard Chantier Naval Couach for the Indian Navy.
Background
[edit]On 27 March 2010, in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the Indian Navy placed an order worth around 600m rupees (US$13.2m) for 15 boats with Chantier Naval Couach, to improve their coastal security net.[1]
Vessel
[edit]The Couach fast interceptor boats are equipped with twin 800 hp (597 kW) MAN engines driving through a complete Twin Disc propulsion system consisting of MGX-5114A QuickShift transmissions, ASD11 Arneson Surface Drives with BCS trim tabs and EC300 electronic controls, and can achieve a top speed of 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph).
Deployment
[edit]All 15 interceptor boats were inducted by the Indian Navy by the end of 2012.[5] These boats will be utilised by various Indian Navy units to patrol and intercept suspicious vessels closed to vital domestic assets.
See also
[edit]- Solas Marine Fast Interceptor Boat
- ABG Interceptor Class fast attack crafts
- Cochin Fast Patrol Vessels
- L&T fast interceptor craft
- Rajshree class inshore patrol vessel
- Rani Abbakka Class
- Alcock Ashdown Survey Catamaran
- Manoram class ferry
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Indian Navy to Acquire 80 Interceptor Boats from Sri Lanka". defencenow.com. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "INTERCEPTOR, THE FIRST". Couach. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ The Military Balance 2024. The International Institute for Strategic Studies. p. 269.
- ^ "Plascoa Couach Patrol boats". plascoa.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "INTERCEPTOR, THE FIRST". Couach. Retrieved 21 December 2024.