On 21st October 2016 The Indian Coast Guard Ships Aryaman and Atulya were commissioned at Kochi by Financial Advisor to Defence Services Shri Sunil Kumar Kohli. The ceremony was attended by Inspector General VS Pathania Commander Coast Guard Region (West) and flag/senior officers of Indian Navy and dignitaries from Armed Forces, Central and State Govt.
Here are 8 points about ICGS Aryaman and ICGS Atulya:
- Aryaman’ and ‘Atulya’ are designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited. These are the eighteenth and nineteenth in the series of twenty Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs).
- Equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry, advanced communication, and navigational equipment, the ships are ideal for undertaking multifarious missions such as surveillance, search and rescue and interdiction.
- ‘Aryaman’ and ‘Atulya’ are capable of achieving a maximum speed of 33 nautical miles.
- The special features of the ships include an Integrated Bridge Management System (IBMS) and Integrated Machinery Control System (IMCS).
- The 50m long indigenous FPVs displace 317 tons of water and can achieve a maximum speed of 33 knots with a range of 1500 nautical miles at an economical speed of 13 knots.
- Aryaman literally meaning ‘Possessor of Greatness’ is based at Kochi under the administrative control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (West) and is commanded by Commandant Neeraj Singh
- ICGS Atulya, meaning ‘Unrivalled’ is based at Visakhapatnam under the administrative control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (East) and is commanded by Commandant (JG) Shivprasad
- The ships have a complement of 05 officers and 33 enrolled personnel each.
