The ships of this class were built with low strength mild steel and thin plates, and consequently had low corrosion tolerance. As such adhering to prescribed docking intervals was essential.
INS Seaward (T54) was commissioned in September 1982. Its medium refit was due in March 1988 and its long refit in April 1992. Ignoring the vulnerability to corrosion of this ship, the medium refit was delayed by over three years and was carried out from July 1991 to April 1992. As a result, the long refit could not be planned. However, another short refit including the replacement of the engines was taken up in December 1993. The short refit was converted into a medium refit in February 1994. While carrying out repairs, extensive damage to the hull below the waterline was noticed in March 1994. The medium refit was extended to May 1996 because the engines and other materials procured for this ship were used for carrying out ongoing repairs on another, similar, ship (SDBT-55).
^"Supply of two serviceable Main Engines to the Mauritius Police Force by the Government of India on a gratis basis". High Commission of Port Louis, Mauritius (Press release). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^"The NCG to acquire high-speed crafts from foreign countries". Government of Mauritius (Press release). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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Seaward Defence Boats - Bharat Rakshak
SDB - Seaward Defense Boats - Global Security
April 09, 2024
seaward, class, defense, boats, seaward, class, defence, boats, large, patrol, craft, designed, mazagon, dock, limited, built, garden, reach, shipbuilders, engineers, grse, indian, navy, these, vessels, have, been, decommissioned, large, maintenance, overhead,. The Seaward class defence boats are large patrol craft designed by Mazagon Dock Limited MDL and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers GRSE for the Indian Navy All of these vessels have been decommissioned due to the large maintenance overhead they require Class overviewNameSeaward classBuildersGarden Reach Shipbuilders and EngineersOperators Indian NavySucceeded byTrinkat classCompleted7Retired7General characteristicsTypeLarge Patrol CraftDisplacement210 tons full loadLength37 5 m 123 ft Propulsion2 diesel motors with 6 820 hp 2 shaftsSpeed30 kn 56 km h 35 mph Range5 800 nmi 10 700 km 6 700 mi at 15 kn 28 km h 17 mph Complement32Sensors and processing systemsBEL 1245 surface radarArmament2 Bofors 40mm 60 gun 1 7 62 mm MG 18 MK 7 10 MK 12 depth charges Contents 1 Midlife refits 2 Ships 3 References 4 External linksMidlife refits editThe ships of this class were built with low strength mild steel and thin plates and consequently had low corrosion tolerance As such adhering to prescribed docking intervals was essential INS Seaward T54 was commissioned in September 1982 Its medium refit was due in March 1988 and its long refit in April 1992 Ignoring the vulnerability to corrosion of this ship the medium refit was delayed by over three years and was carried out from July 1991 to April 1992 As a result the long refit could not be planned However another short refit including the replacement of the engines was taken up in December 1993 The short refit was converted into a medium refit in February 1994 While carrying out repairs extensive damage to the hull below the waterline was noticed in March 1994 The medium refit was extended to May 1996 because the engines and other materials procured for this ship were used for carrying out ongoing repairs on another similar ship SDBT 55 Ships editName Pennant Builder Commissioned Decommissioned StatusINS Seaward T 54 GRSE September 1982 20 Jan 2006 Sunk to be made into an artificial reefINS Seawater T 55 GRSE 2008 2009 InactiveINS Seawind T 56 GRSE 2008 2009INS Seawaves T 57 GRSE 24 August 2006INS Seastorm T 58 GRSE 20 July 2010INS Seasand T 59 GRSE 7 September 2009INS Searock T 60 GRSE 7 September 2009CGS Guardian T 61 GRSE April 1993 gifted to Mauritius 1 In service 2 References edit Supply of two serviceable Main Engines to the Mauritius Police Force by the Government of India on a gratis basis High Commission of Port Louis Mauritius Press release 7 October 2011 Retrieved 9 March 2020 The NCG to acquire high speed crafts from foreign countries Government of Mauritius Press release 12 December 2019 Retrieved 9 March 2020 External links editSeaward Defence Boats Bharat Rakshak SDB Seaward Defense Boats Global Security Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seaward class defense boats amp oldid 1217074152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
