Summary:
Visakhapatnam: The Yard 45003 (Indian Coast Guard ship Veera), third in the series of new generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) acquired by the Indian Coast Guard, reached the base port Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The ship would be under the administrative and operational command of Coast Guard Regional Headquarters (East), Chennai. The OPV is built with Integrated Platform Management System to enable special control capabilities generally integrated in larger warships like Frigates and Destroyers. The vessel is approximately 97m long, 15m wide, has 3.6m draught, 2140 T displacement and a range of 5,000 NM. Commanded by Commandant GD Raturi, Veera has a compliment of 12 officers and 91 men..