ICG Decommissioned Two FPVs Meera Behn and Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

Exam-focused facts from the 31 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Indian Coast Guard decommissioned two Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) in August 2026.
ICGS Meera Behn (Pennant 234) was decommissioned on 22 August 2026 at Okha, Gujarat, after approximately 20 years of service.
ICGS Meera Behn was commissioned on 25 July 2006 and built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
ICGS Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (Pennant 233) was decommissioned on 27 August 2026 at Mumbai, Maharashtra, after around 20 years of service.
Both vessels were named after iconic Indian women: Meera Behn (Madeleine Slade) and Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (freedom fighter and poet).