INS Baratang
INS Baratang (T68) during Milan 2018 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | INS Baratang |
| Builders | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Operators | Indian Navy |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bangaram-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 260 tons (full load) |
| Length | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Beam | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 4000 M90 engines (7492hp) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Complement | 33 |
| Armament | 1 × CRN-91 (2A42 Medak) 30mm gun |
INS Baratang (T68) is the fourth and last Bangaram-class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy. It is designed for interdiction against fast moving surface vessels and for search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone. Named after Baratang in the Andaman Islands, the vessel was designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers. The diesel generators on board are supplied by Cummins India. The electronic equipment on board is from Bharat Electronics Limited, ECIL, and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.