Indian Coast Guard decommissions patrol vessel Savitribai Phule

The Indian Coast Guard decommissioned one of its patrol vessels in a ceremony on Saturday, September 19.

ICGS Savitribai Phule is the final one of seven Sarojini Naidu-class fast patrol vessels (FPVs) to be built for the Indian Coast Guard by Goa Shipyard.

Savitribai Phule, which was homeported in Mangalore, served for nearly 20 years, having been commissioned on October 28, 2006. She is also the fourth FPV in her class to be retired from service, having been decommissioned in just under a month after her sister ICGS Meera Behn.

The Sarojini Naidu-class vessels were built to be capable of shallow-water operation. Their missions included anti-smuggling and anti-terrorism patrols, fisheries enforcement, and search and rescue (SAR).