MCGS Barracuda
MCGS "Barracuda" is a Kora-Class offshore patrol vessel of National Coast Guard Mauritius. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, India and launched on 2 August 2013, it is the first warship to be exported by an Indian shipyard. History. India and Mauritius concluded a contract on the purchase of MCGS "Barracuda" in March 2011. The ship was to have been built in 42 months and was delivered to The Mauritian Coast Guard in September 2014 on the sidelines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Mauritius. Its keel was laid in April 2012  and was launched on 2 August 2013. Features. Valued at US$50 million, MCGS "Barracuda" has an integrated bridge system and advanced controls and main engines. It measures in length and in breadth and will be capable of moving at a maximum speed of with an approximate displacement of 1350 tonnes. Armed with a 30 mm gun featuring a stabilised optical remote control system, "Barracuda" also carries heavy machine-guns (HMGs) and medium machine-guns (MMGs) to deal with hostile situations. Manned by a crew of 83 officers and men, "Barracuda" can be deployed for a wide range of tasks  including anti-piracy, search and rescue, anti-smuggling and anti-drug surveillance operations. The ship will safeguard the exclusive economic zone of Mauritius and can be used as a logistics support vessel and to transport troops. "Barracuda" is also capable of supporting helicopter operations without a hangar.