INS Bangaram
.jpg) INS Bangaram (T65) at the time of launching | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | INS Bangaram |
| Namesake | Bangaram Atoll |
| Operator |  Indian Navy |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Commissioned | 10 February 2006 |
| Identification | T65 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fast attack craft |
| Displacement | 260 tons (full load)[1] |
| Length | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Beam | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 4000 M90 engines (7492hp) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Complement | 33 |
| Armament | 1 × CRN-91 (2A42 Medak) 30mm gun |
INS Bangaram (T65) the lead ship of her class of the Indian Navy is designed for interdiction against fast moving surface vessels and for search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone. Named after Bangaram in Lakshadweep, the vessel was designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.[2][3]
Like the other ships of the class this ship has 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]
Operations
[edit]In Dec 2016 INS Bangaram was operationally deployed in the rescue of 800 tourist alongside INS Bitra, INS Kumbhir (L22) and LCU 38 from the Havelock Island and ferried them to Port Blair as a result of severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal.[2][5]
In Mar 2017 the warship alongside INS Karmuk (P64) visited Yangon in Myanmar to take part in the 5th Indo-Myanmar coordinated patrol CORPAT.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bangaram class". Bharat-Rakshak.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- 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.
- ↑ @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).
- ↑ "Bangaram Class". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Havelock Island: Navy to Rescue 800 Tourists Stranded in Andaman".
- ↑ "INS Karmuk (Msl Corvette) & Bangaram(FAC) enter Yangon for 5th Indo-Myanmar coordinated patrol CORPAT".
