Indian Coast Guard inducts 'Adamya', first of eight Fast Patrol Vessels built by GSL
On 26 June 2025 in Goa, the Indian Coast Guard inducted 'Adamya', the first of eight Fast Patrol Vessels being built by Goa Shipyard Limited.
Summary
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) inducted 'Adamya', the first Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) under the eight-FPV project at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), in Goa on 26 June 2025. Adamya is the first ship of its class in the ICG fleet with Controllable Pitch Propellers and indigenously developed gearboxes. The vessel carries a 30mm CRN-91 gun and two 12.7mm stabilised remote-control guns, and has an Integrated Bridge System, an Integrated Platform Management System and an Automated Power Management System. It was designed and built entirely by GSL.
Key facts
- Vessel
- Adamya, first of 8 FPVs
- Builder
- Goa Shipyard Limited (designed and built)
- Firsts in ICG class
- Controllable Pitch Propellers, indigenous gearboxes
- Armament
- 30mm CRN-91 gun; two 12.7mm stabilised remote-control guns
- Systems
- IBS, IPMS, APMS
Practice MCQs 2 questions
'Adamya', inducted into the Indian Coast Guard on 26 June 2025, is the first of eight Fast Patrol Vessels being built by which shipyard?
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Correct answer: D — Goa Shipyard Limited
PIB: 'Adamya' is the first FPV under the eight-FPV project at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), designed and built entirely by GSL.
ICG's Fast Patrol Vessel 'Adamya' is the first ship of its class in the ICG fleet to feature which of the following?
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Correct answer: A — Controllable Pitch Propellers and indigenously developed gearboxes
PIB: Adamya is the first ship in its class within the ICG fleet to feature Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPPs) and indigenously developed gearboxes.