Vayu Aerospace and Defence

Commission­ing of 20th FPV ICGS Ayush

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Indian Coast Guard Ship Ayush, last in the series of twenty Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, was commission­ed on 18 February 2017 at Kochi by Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve, Flag Officer Commanding-inChief (South). The 50-m FPV displaces 421 tonnes and is propelled by three Rolls Royce waterjets to achieve a maximum speed of 33 knots and an endurance of 1500 nautical miles. ICGS Ayush will be based at Krishnapat­nam, under the administra­tive and operationa­l control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (East), Chennai.

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