{"id":366297,"date":"2026-06-29T15:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=366297"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:45:20","slug":"icgs-akshay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/icgs-akshay\/","title":{"rendered":"ICGS Akshay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>\u00a0India inducted ICGS Akshay, a new-generation indigenous Fast Patrol Vessel, into the Indian Coast Guard at Goa Shipyard Limited in Goa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About ICGS Akshay<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_366303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-366303\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-366303\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-PIB-6.jpg?resize=417%2C268&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ICGS Akshay\" width=\"417\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-PIB-6.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-PIB-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C657&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-PIB-6.jpg?resize=768%2C493&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-PIB-6.jpg?w=1323&amp;ssl=1 1323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-366303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Akshay<\/strong>\u00a0is a <strong>52-m-long indigenous Fast Patrol Vessel<\/strong> built to <strong>strengthen India\u2019s maritime security capabilities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming<\/strong>: The vessel is named <strong>Akshay<\/strong>, which <strong>means \u201cIndestructible.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Built by:<\/strong> The vessel has been <strong>built by Goa Shipyard Limited<\/strong> under the <strong>Indian Coast Guard\u2019s fleet modernization programme.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vessel Belongs to:<\/strong> The vessel belongs to the <strong>Adamya-class patrol vessel series of eight ships.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Under this project, <strong>ICGS Adamya, ICGS Akshar, and ICGS Amulya have already been inducted<\/strong> into the Indian Coast Guard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operates under:<\/strong> The vessel <strong>operates under the Indian Coast Guard.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mission<\/strong>: The vessel will conduct <strong>Exclusive Economic Zone surveillance<\/strong>, fisheries protection, coastal patrol, anti-smuggling and anti-piracy operations, search and rescue, marine environmental protection, humanitarian assistance, and support mariners in distress.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indigenous Content:<\/strong> The vessel carries <strong>more than 65% indigenous content<\/strong>, reflecting India\u2019s growing shipbuilding capability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Propulsion System:<\/strong> It is the first class of Indian Coast Guard vessels equipped with <strong>advanced Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP)-based propulsion technology.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Power and Capacity:<\/strong> The vessel is <strong>powered by two 3,000 kW diesel engines, has a 320-tonne displacement<\/strong>, and is <strong>manned by six officers and 35 sailors.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Weapon Systems:<\/strong> It is equipped with a <strong>30mm Close Range Naval (CRN)-91 naval gun<\/strong> and two <strong>12.7 mm stabilized remote-controlled machine guns<\/strong> for maritime security operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:\u00a0India inducted ICGS Akshay, a new-generation indigenous Fast Patrol Vessel, into the Indian Coast Guard at Goa Shipyard Limited in Goa. About ICGS Akshay Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Akshay\u00a0is a 52-m-long indigenous Fast Patrol Vessel built to strengthen India\u2019s maritime security capabilities. Naming: The vessel is named Akshay, which means \u201cIndestructible.\u201d Built by: The&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/icgs-akshay\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ICGS Akshay<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11959,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-366297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}