Bangaram-class fast attack craft

INS Baratang (T68) during Milan 2018
Class overview
NameBangaram class
BuildersGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators Indian Navy
Preceded byTrinkat class
Succeeded byCar Nicobar class
Built2004-2006
In commission2006-present
Planned4
Completed4
Canceled0
Active4
General characteristics
TypeFast attack craft
Displacement260 tons (full load)[1]
Length46 m (151 ft)
Beam7.5 m (25 ft)
Propulsion2 × MTU 4000 M90 engines (7492hp)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement33
Armament1 × CRN-91 (2A42 Medak) 30mm gun

The Bangaram-class fast attack crafts[2] of the Indian Navy are designed for interdiction against fast moving surface vessels and for search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone.[3] They are named after Bangaram in Lakshadweep and forms a part of the Naval Component of the Andaman and Nicobar Command.[2]

The vessels are designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.[3] The ships of the class have an air-conditioning system supplied by ABB, switchboards from GEPC, diesel generator sets from Cummins India, living spaces designed by Godrej Group as well as a built-in RO (Reverse Osmosis) plant. The electronic equipment on board including satellite communication and global positioning systems is from Bharat Electronics Limited, ECIL and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.[4]

Ships of the class

INS Bangaram (T65) at the time of launching.
Name Pennant Launched Commissioned Status Homeport
 Indian Navy
BangaramT6511 December 200410 February 2006ActiveSri Vijaya Puram
BitraT6614 December 200428 March 2006Active
Batti MalvT6728 June 200531 July 2006Active
BaratangT686 August 200512 September 2006[3]Active

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bangaram class". Bharat-Rakshak.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "ANC Evacuation of Tourists from Havelock" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026. As the Civil ferries do not ply at night to Havelock, Andaman and Nicobar Command had been approached for ferrying the stranded tourists. Two ships of the Naval Component, INS Bangaram and INS Battimalv (Fast Attack Craft class) were sailed...
  3. 1 2 3 @MHSofIndia (12 September 2025). "The ship was designed by @OfficialGRSE for interdiction against fast-moving surface vessels and SAR in coastal areas and the exclusive economic zone" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 September 2006 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  4. ↑ "Bangaram Class". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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