AMPL-class interceptor boat
AMPL (P-2000) Class of Interceptor Boat (IB) are series of Ten watercraft built by M/s Anderson Marine Private Limited, Goa, India for Indian Coast Guard.
The vessels in this series are 20 meters long with a beam of 5.8 meters and are armed with single 7.62 mm MG. They are powered by 2 Deutz-MWM TBD 234 V12 diesel engine (823 Bhp each) and 1 Deutz-MWM TBD 234 V8 550-bhp diesel engine driving 3 Hamilton 402-series waterjet, 2200 Bhp. The vessels are for patrolling the coast, interdiction of smugglers and infiltrators and search and rescue operations. The AMPL Class vessels a complement of one officer and eleven sailors. They have a range 600 Nmiles at 15 knots. The vessels are based at Mandapam, Mangalore, Visakhapatnam, Okha and Goa and one boat is on lease to Mauritius. Initially 10 were ordered on September 1990 with an option for 6 more. They were Built in corperation with seaking industries. Glass Reinforced Plastic hulls were laid up by Anderson Marine, employing moulds originally built by M/s Watercraft, Shoreham, UK for the Royal NavyArcher class patrol vessel (P-2000). In order to meet the speed and performance requirements, vessels were configured in a triple engined water jet arrangement. Hence along with the machinery, superstructure and deck arrangement were redesigned by Amgram Ltd, Sussex, UK. The vessels in the class are based at Goa and Kochi. One vessel C 139 was leased to Mauritius during 2001. The vessels Were originally to have had a 20-mm Oerlikon AA forward but a remotely controlled 7.63-mm machinegun has been substituted.
| Name | Pennant Number | Date of commission | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICGS | C 131 | 16-11-93 | |
| ICGS | C 132 | 16-11-93 | |
| ICGS | C 133 | 20-5-95 | |
| ICGS | C 134 | 20-5-95 | |
| ICGS | C 135 | 25-3-95 | |
| ICGS | C 136 | 25-3-95 | |
| ICGS | C 137 | 4-9-96 | |
| ICGS | C 138 | 4-9-96 | |
| ICGS | C 139 | 16-10-97 | Leased to Mauritius (2001) |
| ICGS | C 140 | 15-11-2003 |
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| AMPL Class Interceptor Boat | |
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- Displacement : 49 tonnes
- Length : 20.80 meter
- Beam : 5.80 meter
- Draught : 1.00 meter
- Armament : single 7.62 mm MG
- Electronic Radar : 1* Furuno I-band
- Power : 2 Deutz-MWM TBD 234 V12 diesel engine (823 Bhp each; 1 Deutz-MWM TBD 234 V8 550-bhp loiter diesel centerline engine
- Propulsion : 3 Hamilton 402-series waterjet , 2200 bh
- Range : 600 Nmiles/15 kts
- Crew : 4 officers, 6 enlisted.
=See Also
- Archer class patrol vessel
- Jija Bai Class Patrol Vessel
- Priyadarshini Class Patrol Vessel
- Sarojini Naidu Class Extra Fast Patrol Vessels
- Tara Bai Class patrol vessel
External Links
- http://www.amgram.co.uk/?portfolio=indian-coast-guard%7C Design Service
- http://hindu.com/2001/03/24/stories/0224000i.htm%7C C-139 Transfered to Maritius
- http://mod.nic.in/samachar/feb01-04/html/ch8.htm%7C C-140 Commissioned