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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Meet the Barracuda - the First Warship India Will Export

CGS BarracudaCoast Guard Ship Barracuda - a 75 ft by 15 ft vessel which can house 20-odd sailors - may be a small by warship standards, but it is a great leap for India.

Barracuda - designed and built by the Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders - is India first warship which is to be exported. Mauritius is buying it for Rs. 350 crore. It will be handed over to Mauritius in another 10 days.

Two more ships are under construction at the Goa Shipyard - another Defence Public Sector Unit - and will be sold to Sri Lanka.

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