The plate cutting ceremony of Yard 16404, fourth in the series of six -generation offshore patrol ships (NGOPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), was held today in Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai.The ceremony was presided over by Inspector General N. Yes. Ravendran, TM, Deputy Director General (Technical), Headquarters Coast Guard Eastern Seboard, and Mr. A. Vinod, Executive Director (Shipbuilding), MDL, ICG and MDL were performed in the presence of senior officials.
The contract for the construction of six NGOPVs was signed on 20 December 2023. These ships are being designed and developed by the MDL under the category “Buy (Indian-IDDM)”, which is aligned with the vision of the self-reliant India (self-sufficient India) of the Government of India.
Each NgopV, along length of 117 meters, will give home to 11 officers and 110 crew members, gaining speed of up to 23 knots, and working with a range of 5,000 knots.
Equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, AI-based future maintenance systems, remote pilot drones, integrated bridge systems (IBS), and an integrated platform management system (IPMS), these ships are designed to promote indigenous shipbuilding capacity to increase India’s coastal security architecture.
The launch of Yard 16404 underlines the synergy between the Indian Coast Guard and MDL, which leads the country’s resolve to build a modern, self -sufficient marine fleet.
