Vikram-class offshore patrol vessels are series of nine watercraft jointly built by Mazagon Dock Limited Mumbai and Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco da Gama, Goa for the Indian Coast Guard.

Introduction The vessels in this class are long with a beam of and are armed with a Mantra Defense Lynx optronic-directed 40mm 60 cal Bofors Mk3 AA gun or dual 30mm CRN 91 Naval Gun. They are powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA6 V280 diesel engines driving two propellers. The vessels are equipped with pollution control equipment, two firefighting monitors, a four-tonne crane. They also carry diving equipment, two RIB inspection crafts, a grp launch, and a hangar for a light helicopter. The Vikram-class vessels have an air-conditioned accommodation for a crew of 11 officers and 85 enlisted sailors.

List of vessels NamePennant Number Builder Date of Launch Date of commission Date of DecommissionStatusHomeport ICGS Vikram33 Mazagon Dock 29 Sep 1981 26 Dec 1983 19 Jan 2012DecommissionedVishakapatanam ICGS Vijaya34 12 Apr 1985 23 Jan 2012Porbandar ICGS Veera35 30 Jun 1984 3 May 1986 20 May 2013Tuticorin SLCGS Suraksha (ex ICGS Varuna)36 1 Feb 1984 27 Feb 1988 23 August 2017 Transferred to SLCGActive(formerly, Kochi) ICGS Vajra37 31 Jan 1987 22 Dec 1988 21 February 2018DecommissionedParadip ICGS Vivek38 5 Nov 1987 19 Aug 1989 Sank on 23 March 2010Visakhapatnam ICGS Vigraha39 1 Dec 1988 12 Apr 1990 16 May 2019Paradip ICGS Varad 40 Goa Shipyard 2 Sep 1989 19 Jul 1990 29 April 2017Port BlairSLNS Sagara (ex ICGS Varaha)41 11 Mar 1992 Transferred to Sri Lanka NavyActiveSLN Dockyard, Trincomalee (formerly, Chennai)

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Indian Coastguard official page Goa Shipyard listing Gross Tonnage listing