INS Trikand

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INS Trikand (F51) is a Template:Sclass of the Indian Navy.[1] She is the third and final ship of the second batch of Talwar-class frigates ordered by the Indian Navy. She was built by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia. She was commissioned to Indian Navy service on 29 June 2013.

Design

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Trikand belongs to the Template:Sclass of guided missile frigates. These are modified Krivak III-class frigates built by Russia. These ships use stealth technologies and a special hull design to ensure a reduced radar cross section.[2][3] Much of the equipment on the ship is Russian-made, but a significant number of systems of Indian origin have also been incorporated. The main difference between the second batch and the first three Talwar-class ships is the use of BrahMos missiles in place of the Klub-N missiles in the earlier ships. She is the last of the three frigates built in Russia as a follow-up order to the first batch of Talwar-class frigates.[4]

Construction

Trikand was laid down on 11 June 2008.[5] She was launched on 27 May 2011 by Ira Malhotra, the wife of the Indian Ambassador to Russia, Ajai Malhotra.[6] Delivery was delayed from the original goal of April 2012 due to labour shortages and supply chain issues.[7]

She was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 29 June 2013 by Vice Admiral R K Dhowan, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, in a ceremony held at Kaliningrad. Captain Ajay Kochhar was the commissioning commanding officer of INS Trikand. She joined join the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy.[5]

Service history

Deployment Date Port visited Commander Notes and References
2013
Commissioned Captain Ajay Kochhar[8]
2016
East Africa and the Southern Indian Ocean with naval destroyer Template:INS and fleet tanker Template:INS 31 August-3 September Antsirananna, Madagascar Captain Arjun Dev Nair[9] Relief material for people affected by bush fires.[10][11]
6–9 September Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [12][13]
17–20 September Maputo, Mozambique [14]
20–23 September Durban, South Africa [15][16]

References

  1. ↑ Surface Ships – Frigates. Indian Navy.
  2. ↑ Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Talwar (Krivak III) Class. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Russia floats out first frigate for Indian Navy. RIA Novosti(27 November 2009). Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 INS Trikand, a Stealth Frigate joins Indian Navy. Indian Navy. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ↑ New Talwar class frigate for India Navy launched. Zeenews.com(27 May 2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  7. ↑ The bright side of the delayed frigate delivery to India. RIA Novosti(29 August 2011). Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  8. ↑ Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  9. ↑ Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  10. ↑ INS Trikand hands over relief material to Madagascar. The Hindu(2016-09-04). Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  11. ↑ Indian Warship Trikand visits Antsiranana, Madagascar | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  12. ↑ Indian warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Indiablooms – First Portal on Digital News Management, Indiablooms. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  13. ↑ Indian Warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  14. ↑ Indian Naval Ship arrives at Maputo. Millennium Post. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  15. ↑ Western Fleet Ships visit South Africa (20 – 23 September 2016). pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  16. ↑ Western Naval Fleet ships arrive in South Africa | ANI News. www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2016-09-20.

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