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The ABG class of cadet
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s is a series of three vessels being built by the ABG Shipyard in
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Description

The proposed cadet training ships will have
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of 4,000 tonnes each and will feature high-efficiency controllable-pitch
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s (CPP) powered by two
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s through a twin shaft. They will also have capability to carry light helicopters. ABG Shipyard have engaged Axsys Technologies Limited for a complete design including both basic and detailed for the ship. The ships will be providing basic training to the naval cadets and trainees to carryout disaster relief, search and rescue operations. OSI Maritime Systems will supply the Integrated Navigation and Tactical Systems (INTS) for the ships.


Orders

The ABG shipyard received the first order for two ships from the
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in June 2011 valued at Rs 9.7 billion (US$213.58 million), which stipulates the delivery of the first ship in 42 months and the second, six months later. Thereafter the cutting of steel for the first of the two naval cadet training ships contracted took place in the first week of February 2012. The ships are meant to replace the ageing , the lead ship of the
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-based First Training Squadron, and the soon-to-be decommissioned . In December 2012, ABG shipyard got a repeat order for building an additional cadet training vessel for the Indian Navy worth about Rs. 485 crore ($89.4 million).


See also

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L&T fast interceptor craft L&T fast interceptor craft are a series of high-speed interceptor boats being built by L&T Shipyard for the Indian Coast Guard. The ships are intended for patrol and rescue operations in India's Exclusive Economic Zone. Design The interceptor ...
* Solas Marine Fast Interceptor Boat * ABG Interceptor Class fast attack crafts * Couach fast interceptor boats *
GSL/GRSE series of Interceptor Boats GSL/GRSE series of Interceptor Boats are Indian high speed patrol boats assembled by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), Goa. They were designed by Greek shipbuilder, Motomarine, later ...
* Cochin Fast Patrol Vessels * Alcock Ashdown Survey Catamaran


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