INS Brahmaputra (1994)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Brahmaputra.

INS Brahmaputra.
INS Brahmaputra departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20 June 2009
History
India
NameINS Brahmaputra
NamesakeRiver Brahmaputra
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Launched29 January 1994[1]
Commissioned14 April 2000
IdentificationF31
Nickname(s)The Raging Rhino
StatusTemporarily inactive, sustained severe damage in major fire
General characteristics
Class and typeBrahmaputra-class guided missile frigate
Displacement3,850 tons
Length126.4 m (414 ft 8 in)
Beam14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Propulsion2 steam turbines, 22,370 kW (30,000 shp), 2 shafts
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)+
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Complement440 to 450 (Including 40 officers + 13 aircrew)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar
  • BEL RAWS-03 air/surface search radar
  • BEL/Signaal RAWL-02 (PLN 517) air search radar
  • Decca Bridgemaster/BEL Rashmi PIN 524 navigation radar
  • Sonar
  • BEL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array)
  • Thales Sintra towed array sonar
  • Fire control
  • BEL Aparna radar (Kh-35 SSM)
  • Elta EL/M-2221 radar (Barak SAM)
  • BEL Shikari opto-electronic trackers (guns)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • BEL Ajanta Mk.2C Electronic Warfare system
  • ELLORA Electronic Support Measures system
  • BEL Radar Warning Receiver Suite
  • Countermeasures
  • 2 × chaff/flare launcher
  • Super Barricade chaff launcher
  • 2 × Graesby G738 or BEL TOTED towed torpedo decoy
Armament
  • 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 x quadruple KT-184 launchers)
  • 24 × Barak SAM (3 x octuple VLS units)
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
  • 4 × AK-630 6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun
  • 2 × RBU-6000 213 mm anti-submarine rocket launcher
  • 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes)
Aircraft carried1 Sea King

INS Brahmaputra (F31) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Indian Navy. She was built at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.

On 21 July 2024, the ship listed on one side during maintenance in Mumbai dockyard after a major fire onboard. The Navy has initiated an investigation for the incident. [2] The ship has now been uprighted and refloated by US-based salvage company, Resolve Marine.

  1. ^ "Brahmaputra (6128610)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "INS Brahmaputra Severely Damaged In Fire, Lying On Its Side; Sailor Missing". NDTV. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.