Pulicat-class patrol boat

The Pulicat class of patrol boats were a series of five water craft of Russian origin, which were in service of Indian Navy and were later-on transferred to newly formed Indian Coast Guard in 1977. They were ordered in 1965 and delivered in 1967. They had a displacement of 80 tonnes. Some of the boats of the class took part in Indo-Pak war of 1971. The boats in the series were named after coastal cities of India.