# Rajshree-class patrol vessel

The Rajshree-class patrol vessels are a series of eight inshore patrol vessels built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata for the Indian Coast Guard.

## Design

The Rajshree class have displacement of 303 tons and are 48.9 metres (160 ft) in length. They are fitted with an integrated bridge system (IBS), integrated machine control system (IMCS). The vessels are powered by three MTU 16V4000M90 series engines capable of generating 2,720 BHP at 2100 rpm each to propel the vessel at a speed of 31.5 knots using three 71S2 Rolls-Royce Kamewa water jet propulsion. At economical speed of 16 knots, they have a range of 1,500 nautical miles. The vessels also generates 320 kW of electric power to feed a wide array of on-board sensors and equipment. The vessels are also fitted with various terrestrial and satellite based communication systems including a Fleet-500 satellite communication system.
The ships are equipped with a 30 mm CRN 91 Naval Gun, which is gyro-stabilized with an electro-optical fire control system. They can undertake day and night patrolling for anti-smuggling, anti-poaching and fisheries monitoring in shallow waters. They also carry on board a high-speed fibre-reinforced plastic boat, two Gemini boats and one water scooter for search and rescue operations. They have fully air conditioned and modular accommodation for 6 officers and 34 sailors.

## Operational history

On the evening of 24 August 2024, ICGS Rajratan, in coordination with Maritime Rescue Coordination Sub Centre (MRCSC) Pipavav and an ICG Dornier 228, rescued 9 crew members of IFB Angel. The Fishing Boast was adrift 70 km south of Diu amid rough seas due to an engine failure. The boat was later towed to Jafarabad.

## Ships in class

The first vessel in the series ICGS Rajshree was commissioned by Director General Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral M.P. Muralidharan at GRSE Jetty on 15 February 2012. Firstly commanded by Commandant Pankaj Verma, an alumnus of the prestigious US Naval War College, Newport. The ship is named after an old Seaward class defense boat (SDB) of the Indian Navy INS Rajshree that served from 1983 to 2006.The second ship, ICGS Rajtarang, was commissioned at Chennai on 19 May 2012, and the third, ICGS Rajkiran, on 29 August 2012, at Visakhapatnam.
A follow-on order of 5 more ships will be built with deliveries starting by mid 2018.
Indian government gifted a Rajshree-class patrol vessel named PS Zoroaster to Seychelles Coast Guard. SCGS Zoroaster was refitted at GRSE in 2024 and returned to Seychelles along with INS Sunanya on 15 June 2024.
| Yard No. | Name | Pennant No | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Homeport |
| Indian Coast Guard |||||||
| Flight I |||||||
| 2072 | Rajshree | 82 | 27 September 2010 | 21 March 2011 | 15 February 2012 | Chennai |
| 2073 | Rajtarang | 83 | — | 21 March 2011 | 19 May 2012 | Chennai |
| 2074 | Rajkiran | 84 | March 2011 | 30 September 2011 | 29 August 2012 | Haldia |
| 2075 | Rajkamal | 85 | March 2011 | 30 September 2011 | 8 January 2013 | Port Blair |
| 2076 | Rajratan | 86 | March 2011 | 30 September 2011 | 11 February 2013 | Porbandar |
| 2077 | Rajdoot | 87 | 24 January 2012 | 6 August 2012 | 22 April 2013 | Manglore |
| 2078 | Rajveer | 88 | 24 January 2012 | 6 August 2012 | 9 August 2013 | Visakhapatnam |
| 2079 | Rajdhwaj | 89 | 24 January 2012 | 29 January 2013 | 12 December 2013 | Kakinada |
| Flight II |||||||
| 2113 | Priyadarshini | 221 | 15 May 2017 | 30 December 2017 | 26 April 2019 | Kakinada |
| 2114 | Annie Besant | 223 | 11 August 2017 | 31 March 2018 | 12 January 2020 | Chennai |
| 2115 | Amrit Kaur | 225 | 30 October 2017 | 22 November 2018 | 12 January 2020 | Chennai |
| 2117 | Kanaklata Barua | 226 | 20 February 2018 | 10 August 2019 | 30 September 2020 | Kolkata |
| 2118 | Kamala Devi | 224 | 15 July 2021 | 2 May 2022 | 12 January 2023 | Haldia |
| Seychelles Coast Guard |||||||
| 2116 | Zoroaster | P609 | 30 October 2017 | 22 November 2018 | 8 April 2021 | |

## Gallery

* PS Zoroaster (P609) of Seychelles Coast Guard arriving at Kochi.
* PS Zoroaster (P609) of Seychelles Coast Guard at Kochi.
* PS Zoroaster (P609) with INS Sharda (P55) arriving at Kochi.