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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Navy frigate}}<br />
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| image = INS Tamal in Naples, Italy.jpg<br />
| image_caption = INS ''Tamal'' in [[Naples]]<br />
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|section2={{Infobox ship/career<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}}<br />
| name = INS ''Tamal''<br />
| namesake = <br />
| owner = [[Indian Navy]]<br />
| operator = [[Indian Navy]]<br />
| registry = <br />
| route = <br />
| ordered = 29 October 2018<br />
| awarded = <br />
| builder = [[Yantar Shipyard]]<br />
| original_cost = <br />
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| laid_down = 5 November 2013 (as ''Istomin'')<ref name=":6" /><br />
| launched = 24 February 2022<br />
| sponsor = <br />
| completed = <br />
| acquired = May 2025<br />
| commissioned = 1 July 2025<br />
| recommissioned = <br />
| decommissioned = <br />
| maiden_voyage = <br />
| in_service = <br />
| out_of_service = <br />
| renamed = <br />
| reclassified = <br />
| refit = <br />
| struck = <br />
| reinstated = <br />
| homeport = <br />
| identification = [[Pennant number]]: F71<br />
| motto = * {{lang|sa|सर्वदा सर्वत्र विजयः}} ([[Sanskrit]])<br />
* "Victorious Always Everytime" (translated)<ref name=":1" /><br />
| nickname = "The Great Bears"<ref name=":2" /><br />
| honours = <br />
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| captured = <br />
| fate = <br />
| status = In active service<br />
| notes = <br />
| badge = [[File:INS Tamal (F71) crest.jpg|150px]]<br />
}}<br />
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|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics<br />
| type = {{sclass|Talwar|frigate}}<br />
| displacement = *{{convert|3620|LT|t|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} standard<br />
*{{convert|4035|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full load<br />
| length = {{convert|124.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| beam = {{convert|15.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| draft = {{convert|4.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| propulsion = * [[COGAG]] configuration<ref name=":7" /><ref name=mp26m11>{{cite news|title=Launch of sixth Project 11356 Talwar Class frigate for Indian Navy|url=http://articles.maritimepropulsion.com/article/Launch-of-sixth-Project-11356-Talwar-Class-frigate-for-Indian-Navy.aspx|access-date=19 December 2013|newspaper=Marine Propulsion|date=26 May 2011|archive-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219071123/http://articles.maritimepropulsion.com/article/Launch-of-sixth-Project-11356-Talwar-Class-frigate-for-Indian-Navy.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
* [[Zorya-Mashproekt]] M7N1 propulsion plant {{convert|44000|hp|kW|abbr=on}}<br />
** 2 × DS-71 cruise [[gas turbine]]s {{convert|9850|shp|kW|abbr=on}}<br />
** 2 × DT-59 boost gas turbines {{convert|22185|shp|kW|abbr=on}}<br />
** 2 × R063 reduction gears<br />
** 1 × R1063 reduction gears<br />
| sail_plan = <br />
| speed = {{convert|30|kn|abbr=on}}<br />
| range = *{{convert|4850|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|abbr=on}}<br />
*{{convert|1600|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|30|kn|abbr=on}}<br />
| endurance = <br />
| test_depth = <br />
| boats = <br />
| capacity = <br />
| troops = <br />
| complement = 180 (18 officers)<br />
| crew = <br />
| time_to_activate = <br />
| sensors = * 1 × 3Ts-25E Garpun-B surface search radar<br />
* 1 × MR-212/201-1 navigation radar<br />
* 1 × Kelvin Hughes Nucleus-2 6000A radar<br />
* 1 × Ladoga-ME-11356 intertial navigation and stabilisation<br />
* 1 × Fregat M2EM 3D circular scan radar<br />
* 1 × Ratep JSC 5P-10E Puma fire-control system<br />
* 1 × 3R14N-11356 fire-control system FCS<br />
* 4 × MR-90 Orekh<br />
*[[Bharat Electronics|BEL]] HUMSA NG (Hull Mounted Sonar Array)<br />
* '''Ship EW:'''<br />
* 1 × TK-25E-5 EWS<br />
* 1 × PK-10 ship-borne [[Chaff (countermeasure)|decoy]] launching systems<br />
* 4 × KT-216 decoy launchers<br />
| armament = *<ref name=":6" /><br />
*'''Anti-air missiles:'''<br />
*24 × VLS [[Buk missile system|Shtil-1]] (3M317ME) 70 KM Range<br />
*8 × [[9K38 Igla#Igla-1|Igla-1E]] ([[SA-16]])<br />
*'''Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:'''<br />
*8 × VLS launched [[BrahMos]], anti-ship cruise missiles<br />
*'''Guns:'''<br />
*1 × 100 mm A-190E, naval gun<br />
*2 × [[AK-630]] CIWS<br />
*'''Anti-submarine warfare:'''<br />
*2 × double 533 mm torpedo tubes<br />
*1 × [[RBU-6000|RBU-6000 (RPK-8)]] rocket launcher<br />
| armour = <br />
| armor = <br />
| aircraft = 1 × [[Kamov Ka-27|Ka-28]] Helix-A, [[Kamov Ka-31|Ka-31]] Helix B ''or'' [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopter<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6" /><br />
| notes = <br />
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}}'''INS ''Tamal'' (F71)''' is a {{sclass|Talwar|frigate}} of the [[Indian Navy]]. It is the eighth ship of the ''Talwar''-class frigates and the second of the third batch of the class frigates ordered by the Indian Navy. She was built by the [[Yantar shipyard]] in [[Kaliningrad]], [[Russia]]. This is the 51st Indian naval ship constructed by Russia (and former USSR) over a span of 65 years and also the last warship to be imported by the Indian Navy from any foreign source. The commissioning commander of the ship is [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] Sridhar Tata, a specialist in "gunnery and missile warfare".<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2025-07-01 |title=INS Tamal, latest stealth frigate commissioned into Indian Navy |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2141361 |access-date=2025-07-02 |work=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Description and design ==<br />
In September 2016, it was reported that India would acquire additional two {{sclass|Admiral Grigorovich|frigate|1}}s from Russia and remaining two will be built in India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2016 |title=India, Russia discuss $4bn deal for 4 stealth frigates |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India-Russia-discuss-4bn-deal-for-4-stealth-frigates/articleshow/54159343.cms |access-date=2016-09-08 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> These frigates would be based on the ''Talwar'' class and were to be commissioned into the [[Russian Navy]], but after the start of the [[Russo-Ukrainian war]], Ukraine refused to supply any more engines for the Russian ships. By then, only two of the six have been commissioned by Russia.<ref>{{cite web |last=Novichkov |first=Nikolai |date=4 August 2016 |title=India to acquire three Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates from Russia |url=http://www.janes.com/article/62776/india-to-acquire-three-admiral-grigorovich-class-frigates-from-russia |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=janes.com}}</ref> In August 2017, the Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by the then-[[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] [[Arun Jaitley]], cleared a proposal of {{INRConvert|490|c|lk=on|year=2017}} to buy two gas turbine sets from [[Zorya-Mashproekt]] in [[Ukraine]] for the {{sclass|Admiral Grigorovich|frigate|1}}s being built in Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-08-17 |title=Defence ministry approves acquisition of six Apache attack helicopters for Indian Army |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/defence-ministry-approves-acquisition-of-six-apache-attack-helicopters-for-indian-army-3941995.html |access-date=2017-08-17 |work=Firstpost |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-08-17 |title=Defence ministry clears proposal to buy six Apache attack helicopters for Indian Army |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/defence-ministry-clears-proposal-to-buy-six-apache-attack-helicopters-for-indian-army/812628/ |access-date=2017-08-17 |work=The Financial Express |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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In October 2018, the Indian [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] signed a deal for {{INRConvert|8000|c|lk=on|year=2018}} for procuring two {{sclass|Admiral Grigorovich|frigate|1}}s, ''Admiral Butakov'' (renamed ''Tushil'') and ''Admiral Istomin'' (renamed ''Tamal'').<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pubby |first1=Manu |date=29 October 2018 |title=India inks $950 million deal for Russian frigates |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-inks-950-million-deal-for-russian-frigates/articleshow/66408319.cms |newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref name="gs11356">{{cite web |date=20 November 2018 |title=India, Russia sign $500 million navy deal for 2 stealth frigates |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-russia-to-hammer-out-mega-navy-deal-in-goa-today/story-sgP4UUXPwkY6XtDkQadNTI.html |access-date=20 November 2018 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":42">{{Cite news |date=2024-11-11 |title=Russia to deliver first of two missile frigates by month-end |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/russia-to-deliver-first-of-two-missile-frigates-by-month-end/articleshow/115152914.cms#amp_tf=From%20%251$s&aoh=17313347570304&csi=0&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/russia-to-deliver-first-of-two-missile-frigates-by-month-end/articleshow/115152914.cms |access-date=2024-11-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The two frigates were scheduled to be delivered to the [[Indian Navy]] by 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-10-29 |title=India signs USD950 million deal for two Russian-built frigates |url=https://www.janes.com/article/84129/india-signs-usd950-million-deal-for-two-russian-built-frigates |access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2018-10-29 |title=India, Russia Sign $950 Million Deal For 2 Guided-Missile Frigates |url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/10/india-russia-sign-950-million-deal-for-2-guided-missile-frigates |access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref>[[File:F71 firing 9M317ME.png|thumb|INS ''Tamal'' firing Shtil-1 air defence missile during trials.|left]]<br />
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This is the first ship of the ''Talwar''-class frigates to feature [[Vertical launching system|vertical launched]] Shtil-1 missiles with two 12 (2×6) VLS configuration having total 24 missiles with an enhanced range of {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-09 |title=INS Tushil, latest multi role stealth guided missile frigate, commissioned into Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in Russia |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2082369 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shipborne medium-range air defence missile system with 9M317E and 9М317ME surface-to-air missiles Shtil-1 {{!}} Catalog Rosoboronexport |url=https://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/shipborne-weapons/shtil-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724120717/http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/shipborne-weapons/shtil-1/ |archive-date=24 July 2024 |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=roe.ru }}</ref><br />
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==Construction==<br />
INS ''Tamal'' was laid down on 15 November 2013 as ''Admiral Istomin''.<ref name="11356-IN">{{cite web |date=2021-06-21 |title=В Индии заложили еще один фрегат проекта 11356 |url=https://flotprom.ru/2021/378800/ |publisher=Flotprom |language=Russian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=13 July 2013 |title=Russia Lays Down New Frigate for Black Sea Fleet |url=http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20130713/182213396.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005180359/http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20130713/182213396.html |archive-date=5 October 2013 |access-date=5 November 2016 |website=RIA Novosti}}</ref><br />
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Two sets of [[Zorya-Mashproekt]] M7N1 marine powerplant for [[INS Tushil|INS ''Tushil'']] and INS ''Tamal'' were ordered in August 2017 at a cost of around $76 million. Each M7N1 system includes two DT59 top speed (boost) gas turbines, two DS71 cruise turbines, two R063, one R1063 reduction gears and its control system. It can provide a total power output of {{Convert|44000|hp|kW|abbr=on}}. The powerplants were delivered to Kaliningrad Shipyard in late 2020 to early 2021.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Grotnik |first=Tomasz |date=2024-12-09 |title=India Commissions 7th Project 11356 frigate - INS Tushil |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/12/india-commissions-7th-project-11356-frigate-ins-tushil/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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The ship was launched on 24 February 2022 and sailed for the initial sea trials in November 2024.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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On 21 January 2025, reports emerged that INS ''Tamal'', being built by [[Yantar Shipyard]] has started sea trials. The initial Pennant number was spotted as ''445''. In April 2024, a report suggested that INS ''Tamal'' will be delivered to India by February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-05 |title=Russia-Made Warships Set to Join India's Navy, Despite Sanctions |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/russiamade-warships-set-to-join-india-s-navy-despite-sanctions-101712313722418.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Delayed Due To War, 2 Navy Warships Being Built In Russia Likely To Be Commissioned By Year End |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/delayed-due-to-russia-ukraine-war-2-indian-navy-warships-ins-tamal-ins-tushil-being-built-in-russia-likely-to-be-commissioned-by-year-end-5393580 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Stealth frigates from Russia to be delivered in September 2024, February 2025 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stealth-frigates-from-russia-to-be-delivered-in-september-2024-february-2025/article68407630.ece |access-date=2024-07-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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On 16 February 2025, a 200 personnel strong Indian crew of the ship reached [[Saint Petersburg]] for training in order to undertake its Delivery Acceptance Trials. The crew was then transferred to [[Kaliningrad]]. Meanwhile, the ship had completed Manufacturer Trials and was undergoing State Committee Trials. The final Delivery Acceptance Trials would be 45 to 50 days long, including manoeuvres both at harbour and sea as well as weapons firings. The trials also included firing of all Russian-origin weapons including Shtil-1 air defence system, naval gun and torpedoes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=2025-02-25 |title=Tamal, India’s last imported warship, likely to be commissioned in June |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamal-indias-last-imported-warship-likely-to-be-commissioned-in-june/article69262725.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250830083409/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamal-indias-last-imported-warship-likely-to-be-commissioned-in-june/article69262725.ece/amp/ |archive-date=2025-08-30 |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Eventually, following the six-week trials, the frigate was officially handed over to India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-05 |title=Armed With BrahMos, Tamal To Boost Navy Might: Stealth Warship Reaches India May 28 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/india-to-receive-stealth-warship-tamal-on-may-28-navys-last-imported-frigate-article-151567631 |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref> As of May 2025, the ship would be commissioned in late June 2025 and would reach India's western shores in September.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-28 |title=Russia-built stealth frigate ‘Tamal’ to be commissioned into Navy in June-end |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/russiabuilt-stealth-frigate-tamal-to-be-commissioned-into-navy-in-juneend-101748427522390.html |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The ship was commissioned on 1 July 2025 in [[Kaliningrad]], Russia in the presence of [[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sanjay Jasjit Singh]], [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]. The ship completed its three month-long trials. The commissioning ceremony was also attended by [[Mikhail Babich]], Deputy Director General of the Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation and Vice Admiral [[Rajaram Swaminathan|R. Swaminathan]], Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition among others. The guard of honour was joined by personnel from Russia's [[Baltic Fleet]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-07-01 |title=INS Tamal commissioned in Kaliningrad, marks end of foreign-built Indian Navy warships |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-tamal-commissioned-in-kaliningrad-marks-end-of-foreign-built-indian-navy-warships/article69760222.ece |access-date=2025-07-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Adithya Krishna |date=2025-07-01 |title=Indian Navy Inducts Last Imported Warship; INS Tamal Commissioned in Russia |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/07/indian-navy-inducts-last-imported-warship-ins-tamal-commissioned-in-russia/ |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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The commissioning commander of the ship, [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] Sridhar Tata, has a history of serving on 12 different warships including commanding three of them. Additionally, he participated in [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Operation Parakram]], and anti-piracy missions. He was one of the founding member of the Maritime Security Wing of the [[National Security Council (India)|National Security Council Secretariat]] under [[National Security Advisor (India)|NSA]] [[Ajit Doval]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-01 |title=Meet the Kargil War hero commanding INS Tamal, India's last foreign-made warship |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/who-is-captain-sridhar-tata-commanding-indias-last-foreign-made-warship-ins-tamal-2749099-2025-07-01 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Service history ==<br />
In the early hours of 18 July 2025, multiple media reports confirmed INS ''Tamal''<nowiki/>'s unscheduled presence in the Finnish territorial waters. The [[Finnish Navy]] was also reportedly in contact with the vessel since it was spotted in the [[Gulf of Finland]] and ''Tamal'' was reportedly transiting towards [[Bay of Bothnia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-18 |title=Uutta tietoa intialaisesta sotalaivasta Suomen aluevesillä: ”Ei ole kyse ihan tavanomaisesta aluksesta” |url=https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000011373103.html |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tara |date=2025-07-19 |title=Indian warship spotted in Finnish waters after Russian handover |url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/27450-indian-warship-spotted-in-finnish-waters-after-russian-handover.html |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Helsinki Times |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yan |first=Oleksandr |date=2025-07-18 |title=Indian Warship Enters Finland's Territorial Waters |url=https://militarnyi.com/en/news/indian-warship-enters-finland-s-territorial-waters/ |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Militarnyi |language=en-US}}</ref> By 19 July, Saturday, the ship reached the Bay of Bothnia, which in turn is partly in the Swedish territorial waters. While the passage of an Indian warship along this route is unusual, neither Finland nor Sweden suspected the vessel of any unlawful activity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Warship INS Tamal Spotted Near Umeå in Gulf of Bothnia {{!}} Sweden Herald |url=https://swedenherald.com/article/indian-warship-ins-tamal-spotted-near-umea-in-gulf-of-bothnia |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=swedenherald.com |language=en}}</ref> Later, the ship turned back southwards and then left the [[Sea of Åland]] on a southwards course in the afternoon of 20 July. As of the morning of 21 July, the ship reached the international waters and was in the [[Baltic Sea]] just north of Sweden's [[Gotland Island]]. However, the reason for the ship’s weekend route remained speculative, though its presence in Finnish waters was deemed permissible under the principle of “innocent passage,” as it posed no threat to the country’s peace or security.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-21 |title=Russian-built Indian warship leaves Finnish waters |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20173614 |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Yle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tara |date=2025-07-21 |title=Indian warship exits Finnish waters after monitored Baltic passage |url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/27463-indian-warship-exits-finnish-waters-after-monitored-baltic-passage.html |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Helsinki Times |language=en-gb}}</ref><br />
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Between 6 and 9 August 2025, INS ''Tamal'' called at [[Port of Casablanca]] of [[Morocco]]. This is one of the port call on the ship's voyage to India from Russia via multiple European and Asian ports. The ship also undertook a Passage Exercise with [[Moroccan frigate Mohammed VI|Moroccan frigate ''Mohammed VI'']] after departure from the port.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=INS Tamal concludes successful port visit to Casablanca, Morocco |date=2025-08-10 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2154860 |access-date=2025-08-11}}</ref><br />
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Later, ''Tamal'' also participated in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with [[Italian landing helicopter dock Trieste|ITS ''Trieste'']] of the [[Italian Navy]] before calling at the [[Port of Naples]] in [[Italy]] between 13 and 16 August 2025. On the occasion of the 79th [[Indian Independence Day]] on 15 August, a ceremonial parade was organised onboard the ship while the crew also visited the [[India–Italy relations|Indian embassy to Italy]]. The port call follows the upgradation of both the country's bilateral ties to Strategic Partnership in 2023 through the India-Italy Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=INS Tamal concludes port call at Naples, Italy |date=2025-08-17 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2157270 |access-date=2025-08-18}}</ref><br />
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On 19 August, the ship reached [[Crete Naval Base]], [[Souda Bay]], [[Greece]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Indian Naval Ship Tamal arrived at Souda Bay, Greece |date=2025-08-21 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2159339 |access-date=2025-08-21}}</ref> The crew engaged with their counterparts of the [[Hellenic Navy]] and [[NATO Navy]] while the Commanding Officer called on multiple senior officers like the Base Commander of Souda Bay Naval Base, [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] Dionysios Mantadakis, Head of [[NMIOTC]], [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] Kouplakis Iliias and Commanding Officer of the Naval Support Activity of the US Navy, [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] Stephen Steacy. A cross-deck visit for the Tamal crew was also hosted onboard ITS ''Trieste'' in Souda Bay. The visit to Greece concluded on 22 August. The ship also undertook a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with {{HS|Ritsos}}, a {{Sclass|Roussen|fast attack craft}} of the Hellenic Navy.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-23 |title=INS Tamal visits Souda Bay, strengthens maritime ties with Greece |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ins-tamal-visits-souda-bay-strengthens-maritime-ties-with-greece/articleshow/123468559.cms |access-date=2025-08-30 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><br />
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On 27 August 2025, INS ''Tamal'' called at [[Jeddah Port]] of [[Saudi Arabia]]. The ship was joined by {{INS|Surat|D69}} the following day, i.e., on 28 August. The ships' crew will also interact with the [[Royal Saudi Navy]] and [[General Directorate of Border Guard|Border Guards]] as part of a goodwill visit along with diplomatic talks, sports fixture and exploring "avenues for further engagement".<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Indian Naval Ships Tamal and Surat arrived at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |date=2025-08-29 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2161817 |access-date=2025-08-30}}</ref><br />
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NS ''Tamal'' participated at the [[International Fleet Review 2026]] held at Visakapatanam.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-14 |title=India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to steal the show in IFR 2026 in Vizag |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/indias-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-ins-vikrant-to-steal-the-show-in-ifr-2026-in-vizag/articleshow/128355649.cms |access-date=2026-02-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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