Jija Bai-class patrol vessel

Class overview
NameJija Bai class
Builders
OperatorsIndian Coast Guard
Succeeded byTara Bai class
In commission1984–2011
Completed7
Retired7
General characteristics [1]
TypePatrol vessel
Displacement181 tonnes (178 long tons; 200 short tons)
Length44.02 m (144 ft 5 in)
Beam7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draught1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Installed power3 × 80 kW, 315V, 50 Hz diesel generators
Propulsion2 × MTU 12V538 TB82 diesel engines, 5,940 bhp (4,429 kW), 2 shafts
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range2,375 nmi (4,398 km; 2,733 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement7 officers, 27 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
BEL make-1* Decca 1226 navigation radar
Armament
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm AA gun
  • 2 × 7.62 mm (0.3 in) machine guns

The Jija Bai class were seven mid-shore patrol vessels of the Indian Coast Guard, designed by Sumidagawa Shipyard Co. Ltd., Tokyo, and jointly built by Sumidagawa and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata between 1983 and 1985.[1]

  1. ^ a b Wertheim, Eric. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems.