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. Commanded by Commandant GD Raturi, Veera has a compliment of 12 officers and 91 men. The ship would be under the administrative and operational command of Coast Guard Regional Headquarters (East), Chennai. On arrival at Vizag, a ceremonial reception was extended to the ship.The vessel equipped with ultra-modern navigation and communication systems is the third in the series of the seven ships being built indigenously by the Larsen and Toubro Shipbuilding under a contract it had signed with the ministry of defence in March 2015. The vessel is approximately 97m long, 15m wide, has 3.6m draught, 2140 T displacement and a range of 5,000 NM. The ship can attain a sustained speed of up to 26 knots. The OPV is built with Integrated Platform Management System to enable special control capabilities generally integrated in larger warships like Frigates and Destroyers.

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