Kolkata yard launches offshore patrol vessel for Mauritius

An offshore patrol vessel (OPV) - the first export order for an Indian-built warship - was launched on Friday by the city-based defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) for the Mauritian Coast Guard.

Christened 'CGS Barracuda', the ship was launched by K.O. Fong Weng-Pooran, senior chief executive in the Mauritian PMO, in the presence of Mauritian High Commissioner Arye Kumar Juggessar.

The contract was inked on March 4, 2011, ushering in a new chapter for Indian shipbuilding with the first export order for a warship placed on an Indian yard.

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