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Castor-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single source53.50 m (175 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Castor-class patrol vessel | Saryu-class patrol vessel |
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| Complement | — | 16 officers and 102 sailors[source] |
| Power | 2 × 2,880 kW (3,860 hp) MTU diesel engines[source] | 2 × Pielstick PA 6B STC diesel engines, 21,725 PS (15,979 kW)[source] |
| Name | Castor -class coastal patrol vessel[source] | Saryu class[source] |
| Builders | Socarenam , Boulogne-sur-Mer , France[source] | Goa Shipyard Limited[source] |
Saryu-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
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105 m (344 ft)[source]
at 16 kn (30 km/h)
Single source6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h)[source]
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| Operators | Belgian Navy[source] | Indian Navy Sri Lanka Navy[source] |
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| Cost | € 26.6 million (2013) (equivalent to € 32.35 million in 2025) for 2 units[source] | — |
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| Built | 2013–2015, 2025-2027[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2014–present[source] | 2013 – present[source] |
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| Planned |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Patrol vessel[source] | Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIBs[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source]Castor-class patrol vessel · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference | India[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Sukanya class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Shachi class (2017) (cancelled) Shachi class (2026)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Sperry Bridgemaster I-band navigation radar EON-51 electro-optical FCS[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Sanket Mk III Electronic Support System Communication Intelligence System ELK 7036 4 × Kavach chaff launchers[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × 76 mm/62 Oto Melara gun 2 × 30 mm/65 AK-630 CIWS[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × HAL Dhruv[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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