Adamya-class patrol vessel

Amulya (258) during a patrol.
Class overview
BuildersGoa Shipyard Limited, Goa, India
OperatorsIndian Coast Guard
Preceded byAadesh class
Succeeded byMDL class
Built2023 – present
In commission2025 – present
Planned8
Building5
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
TypeFast patrol vessel
Displacement320 tonnes (315 long tons)
Length51.43 m (168 ft 9 in)
Beam8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draught<2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) (Maximum)[1]
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (Cruise)
Range1500 nm at cruising speed with 25% reserve fuel capacity
Endurance5 days
Complement5 officers and 34 personnel[1]
Armament

Adamya-class patrol vessel is a series of eight fast patrol vessels (FPVs) being built for the Indian Coast Guard by Goa Shipyard Limited in Vasco da Gama, Goa.

Design

GSL-class vessels have a length of 52 meters and a beam of 8 meters with a design speed of over 27 knots. These vessels, which will be equipped with state of the art equipment and computerized control systems, are state-of-the-art Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. They are based on an GSL's in-house design.[3] These are the first class of ships of the Indian Coast Guard to be equipped with a controllable pitch propeller (CPP)-based propulsion system.[4] The propulsion system includes two 3,000 kW (4,000 hp) diesel engines paired with two indigenously developed CPPs and gearboxes. The weapon systems include a 30mm CRN 91 naval gun and two 12.7 mm stabilised remote‑controlled machine guns. In order to enhance operational efficiency and automation, the ships will have an Integrated Bridge System, Integrated Platform Management System, and Automated Power Management System.[1]

The primary roles of the vessel include fisheries protection and monitoring, patrol within India's exclusive economic zone, coastal patrol, anti-smuggling, anti piracy, and search and rescue operations. The vessels also have a secondary role of providing communication link and escorting convoys during hostilities and wartime.[5]

The ships have indigenous content of over 60%.[6]

Construction history

2022–2023

On 28 March 2022, the Indian Ministry of Defence awarded the contract for eight fast patrol vessels to the Goa Shipyard Limited. The cost of the project amounts to ₹473 crore (US$56 million). Under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) Category, GSL designed, developed, and manufactured these surface platforms indigenously.[7] As per the contract, the vessels needed to be delivered within 45 months of signing the contract.[5]

The construction began circa 2023 on all the ships.[8]

2024

25 August 2024: Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane laid the keel of four of the fast patrol vessels for the Coast Guard.[3]

28 October: GSL launched first two ships simultaneously, named Adamya (256) and Akshar (257), utilising the state-of-art Ship Lift System.[6][9]

2025

6 January 2025: The third and fourth ships, named Amulya (258) and Akshay (259), were launched.[10]

16 June: The fifth ship of the class, Achal, was launched.[11]

25 June: The maiden ship Adamya was inducted into active service.[4]

29 July: The sixth ship of the class, Atal, was launched.[12]

18 September: Akshar, the second ship was delivered the to Indian Coast Guard following the First Reading Ceremony and Handing Over Ceremony.[13]

19 September: Adamya was commissioned at ICGS Paradip under the administrative and operational control of Commander, Coast Guard Region (North East), Kolkata, through Commander, Coast Guard District Headquarter 7 located at Paradip.[14] The commissioning commander of the ship is Commandant Anurag Pandey.[1]

4 October: Akshar was commissioned at ICGS Karaikal under the administrative and operational control of Commander, Coast Guard Region (East), Chennai, through Commander, Coast Guard District Headquarter 13 located at Puducherry.[15][16] The commissioning commander of the ship is Commandant (JG) Subhendu Chakraborty.[17][18]

24 October: The last of the two remaining ships, Ajit and Aparajit, were simultaneously launched by Smt. Manju Sharma, in the presence of Financial Advisor (Defence Services) Dr. Mayank Sharma, the Chief Guest. The event was also attended by Commander, ICG Region (West) Inspector General Bhisham Sharma along with senior officers from the ICG and Goa Shipyard Limited.[19]

30 November: The third ship from the project, Amulya, was delivered to the Indian Coast Guard on 30 November 2025. The ship will be commissioned soon and will be based in Paradip alongside the lead ship Adamya.[20]

19 December: Amulya was commissioned on 19 December 2025 in Goa. The commissioning ceremony was presided over by Joint Secretary (IC), Ceremonial & CAO Shri Amitabh Prasad, and attended by senior officials of ICG, Central and State Governments, and representatives from GSL. ICGS Amulya will be based at Paradip, Odisha, operating under the administrative and operational control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (North East). The ship is commanded by Commandant (JG) Anupam Singh and has a complement of 05 officers and 34 personnel.[21]

Ships in class

Name Yard No. Pennant No. Keel Laid Launched Delivered Commissioned Home Port Status
Adamya 1270 256 25 August 2024[3] 28 October 2024[6] 25 June 2025[4] 19 September 2025[1] Paradip Active
Akshar 1271 257 17 September 2025[13] 4 October 2025[17][18] Karaikal
Amulya 1272 258 6 January 2025[10] 30 November 2025[20] 19 December 2025[21] Paradip
Akshay 1273 259 Launched
Achal 1274 260 N/a 16 June 2025[22]
Atal 1275 261 N/a 29 July 2025[12]
Ajit 1276 262 N/a 24 October 2025[19]
Aparajit 1277 263 N/a
  • Adamya (256) during commissioning ceremony.
  • Adamya (256) during commissioning ceremony
  • Akshar (257) during delivery to the Indian Coast Guard.
  • Adamya (256) on a patrol during search and rescue workshop and sea exercise ReSAREX-25.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Coast Guard ship Adamya commissioned at Paradip Port". The Hindu. 19 September 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "ICG inducts 'Adamya' the first FPV out of the eight being built by GSL". PIB (Press release). 25 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Defence Secretary lays keel of four Fast Patrol vessels for Indian Coast Guard at Goa Shipyard Limited". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "ICG inducts 'Adamya' the first FPV out of the eight being built by GSL" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b "REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR ACQUISITION OF 08 FAST PATROL VESSELS (FPVs)" (PDF). indiancoastguard.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "ICG launches two Fast Patrol Vessels with over 60% indigenous content built by Goa Shipyard Ltd". PIB. 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "MoD signs Rs 473 crore contract with GSL for construction of eight Fast Patrol Vessels for Indian Coast Guard". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Annual Report FY24" (PDF). Goa Shipyard. p. 47. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Goa Shipyard Limited launches two fast patrol vessels for Indian Coast Guard". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Indigenously made fast patrol vessels 'Amulya' and 'Akshay' launched in Goa". India Today. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Launching of GSL Yard 1274 Fast Patrol Vessel for Indian Coast Guard - Goa Shipyard Limited". Goa Shipyard. 16 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Goa Shipyard launches ICGS Atal Fast Patrol Vessel for Indian Coast Guard" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Goa Shipyard Limited hands over state-of-the-art Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Akshar to Coast Guard" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 18 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Organisation (North East) | Official Website of Indian Coast Guard Head Quarters, New Delhi, Ministry of Defence, Government of India". indiancoastguard.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Organisation (East) | Official Website of Indian Coast Guard Head Quarters, New Delhi, Ministry of Defence, Government of India". indiancoastguard.gov.in. Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  16. ^ Service, Express News (16 May 2014). "New Coast Guard Hub Opens, to Make Pondy Shores Secure". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  17. ^ a b "GSL-Made Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Akshar Commissioned into Indian Coast Guard" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  18. ^ a b "Indian Coast Guard commissions ICGS Akshar at Karaikal". The Hindu. 4 October 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  19. ^ a b "ICG Launches Two Fast Patrol Vessels: ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit". Press Information Bureau (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  20. ^ a b @IndiaCoastGuard (30 November 2025). "IndiaCoastGuard inducts 3rd Fast Patrol Vessel FPV Amulya under 08 FPV Project at goashipyardltd GSL today" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  21. ^ a b "ICG commissions GSL's new-generation Fast Patrol Vessel 'Amulya'" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  22. ^ "Fifth FPV 'Achal' built by Goa Shipyard Ltd Launched for ICG". Press Information Bureau. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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