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L&T launches offshore patrol vessel for Indian Coast Guard

L&T launches offshore patrol vessel for Indian Coast Guard

Larsen & Toubro has launched the Lead Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) of a series of seven OPVs for the Indian Coast Guard. Entirely designed in-house, from concept, this is the first OPV class vessel for the Indian Coast Guard that has been built by a private sector yard in a record time frame.  
 
L&T was entrusted by the Ministry of Defence in Mar 2015 to design and build seven OPVs for an order value of Rs. 1432 Crores. The order stipulated delivery of the first OPV within 36 months from signing of the contract, ie, by March-2018 and subsequent vessels at intervals of 6 months. However, with the construction of multiple OPVs progressing on or ahead of schedule, all are planned to be delivered ahead of the contracted delivery dates. 
 
These OPVs are long range surface ships, capable of operation in the maritime zones of India, including island territories with helicopter operation capabilities. Their roles include coastal and offshore patrolling, policing maritime zones of India, control & surveillance, anti-smuggling & anti-piracy with limited wartime roles. 
 
The vessel is 97m long, 15m wide, has 3.6m draught, 2140 T displacement  with a range of 5000 NM, and is built to attain sustained speeds of up to 26 knots. The entire design and construction processes have undergone dual certification from the American Bureau of Shipping and Indian Registrar of Shipping and the project is being overseen by the Indian Coast Guard’s resident team at Kattupalli shipyard. 
 
Having been built with modern methods and the build strategy of construction on land and launch through ship lift, on launch the OPV would be put through a series of Harbour and Sea Acceptance Trials before delivery to the Indian Coast Guard. Once commissioned, it would significantly enhance the coastal patrolling capabilities of the Indian Coast Guard.
 
Commenting on the launch, S.N. Subrahmanyan, CEO & Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro, said: “This launch is a reaffirmation of our credentials in the ship-building space as this is our third major mandate from the Indian Coast Guard under relationship that began with a contract for  36 Interceptor Boats followed by a repeat contract for 18 more Interceptor Boats. It is also heartening to note that our team has overcome all challenges to remain ahead of contractual schedules for all the mandates. A total of 34 of those Interceptors Boats has already been delivered well ahead of contractual delivery schedule, and the remaining boats have been constructed and ready for delivery. The timely launch of the first OPV following that of the Floating Dock (FDN-2) for Indian Navy in June 2017, reaffirms our ability to execute and deliver multiple complex projects on time. With a favourable policy environment and government’s thrust on ‘Make in India’, we expect our contribution in indigenous Defence manufacturing to grow manifold in the coming years.” Mr. Subrahmanyan added. 
 
L&T was mandated by the Indian Navy to design and build Floating Dock (FDN-2) for the Indian Navy. The dock has undergone post launch trials at Kattupalli Shipyard and will be delivered shortly at Port Blair, suiting the Navy's requirements. In addition to new-build defence ships, L&T is also undertaking Medium Refit (MR) and repairs of Naval and Coast Guard ships. Currently, INS Darshak, a Naval Survey Vessel, is undergoing refit at Kattupalli shipyard. L&T has delivered six refit Defence ships (including the largest logistics tanker ship INS Jyoti) from Kattupalli shipyard so far. The shipyard was designed and built for concurrent construction of a variety of Defence ships as well as to undertake refits. 
 
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