INS Trishul on a joint EEZ patrol with Tanzanian Navy
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History | |
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Name | INS Trishul |
Namesake | "Trident" |
Ordered | 17 November 1997 |
Builder | Baltiysky Zavod |
Laid down | 24 September 1999 |
Launched | 24 November 2000 |
Commissioned | 25 June 2003 |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Talwar-class frigate |
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Length | 124.8 m (409 ft) |
Beam | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
Draught | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range |
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Complement | 180 (18 Officers) |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv |
INS Trishul (F43) (Translated as Trident) is the second frigate of the Talwar class of the Indian Navy. Trishul, the guided missile frigate, joined the arsenal of Indian Navy in 2003. The ship was commissioned by the then Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command Vice Admiral Arun Prakash at St. Petersburg, Russia on 25 June 2003. It has a complement of 32 officers and 228 sailors. In contrast to the lead ship INS Talwar, the sea trials of Trishul were considerably shortened as the ship performed well. Trishul arrived in Mumbai on 23 September 2003.