Name MCGS Barracuda Acquired 20 December 2014 Displacement 1,350 tons full load Construction started 23 April 2012 Length 74 m Beam 11 m | Laid down 23 April 2012 Draft 3.5 m (11 ft) Launched 2 August 2013 Weight 1,350 tons | |
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Builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers | ||
MCGS Barracuda is an offshore patrol vessel of National Coast Guard Mauritius. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, and launched on 2 August 2013, it is the first warship to be exported by an Indian shipyard.
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History
India and Mauritius concluded a contract on the purchase of MCGS Barracuda in March 2011. The ship was to have been built in 42 months and was delivered to The Mauritian Coast Guard in September 2014 on the sidelines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Mauritius. Its keel was laid in April 2012 and was launched on 2 August 2013.
Features
Valued at US$50 million, MCGS Barracuda has an integrated bridge system and cutting edge controls and main engines. It measures 74.1 metres (243 ft 1 in) in length and 11.4 metres (37 ft 5 in) in breadth and will be capable of moving at a maximum speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) with an approximate displacement of 1350 tonnes. Armed with a 30 mm gun featuring a stabilized optical remote control system, Barracuda also carries on board heavy machine-guns (HMGs) and medium machine-guns (MMGs) to deal with any hostile situation. Manned by a crew of 83 officers and men, Barracuda can be deployed for a wide range of tasks including anti-piracy, search and rescue, anti-smuggling and anti-drug surveillance operations. The ship will safeguard the exclusive economic zone of Mauritius and can be used as a logistics support vessel and to transport troops. Barracuda is also capable of supporting helicopter operations without a hangar.