GSL-class vessels have a length of 52 meters and a beam of 8 meters with a design speed of over 27 knots. These vessels, which will be equipped with state of the art equipment and computerized control systems, are state-of-the-art Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. They are based on an GSL's in-house design.[1] The vessels are to be equipped with controllable pitch propeller (CPP)-based propulsion system.[2]
The primary roles of the vessel include fisheries protection and monitoring, patrol within India's exclusive economic zone, coastal patrol, anti-smuggling, anti piracy, and search and rescue operations. The vessels also have a secondary role of providing communication link and escorting convoys during hostilities and wartime.[3]
On 28 March 2022, the Indian Ministry of Defence awarded the contract for eight fast patrol vessels to the Goa Shipyard Limited. The cost of the project amounts to ₹473 crore (US$56 million). Under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) Category, GSL designed, developed, and manufactured these surface platforms indigenously.[5] As per the contract, the vessels needed to be delivered within 45 months of signing the contract.[3]
The construction began circa 2023 on all the ships.[6]
On 25 August 2024, Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane laid the keel of four Coast Guard vessels.[1] On 28 October, GSL launched first two ships simultaneously, named Adamya (256) and Akshar (257), utilising the state-of-art Ship Lift System.[4][7]
On 6 January 2025, the third and fourth ships, named Amulya (258) and Akshay (259), were launched.[8]
