Commissioning of ICGS ‘Kanaklata Barua’

Indian Coast Guard Ship Kanaklata Barua was commissioned at Kolkata on 30 September 2020 via video conferencing. This is the last in the series of five Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) designed & built indigenously by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, Kolkata. The 49 m ship displaces about 310 tons, is propelled by three MTU 4000 Series engines designed to attain a maximum speed of 35 knots. A further 40 ships are at various stages of construction at different Indian Shipyards as also 16 Advanced Light Helicopters under production at HAL, Bengaluru for the Coast Guard.