INS Trikand (F51)

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INS Trikand
INS Trikand entering Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 2013
History
Naval Ensign of India.svgIndia
Class and type: Talwar-class frigate
Name: INS Trikand
Namesake: 'Mythological arrow consisting of three arrowheads'
Ordered: 14 July 2007 [1]
Builder: Yantar Shipyard
Laid down: 11 June 2008
Launched: 25 May 2011
Commissioned: 29 June 2013
Status: in active service, as of 2024

INS Trikand (F51) is a Talwar-class frigate of the Indian Navy.[2] 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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Main article: Talwar class frigate

Trikand belongs to the Talwar class 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.[clarification needed] 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.[3]

Construction

Trikand was laid down on 11 June 2008.[4] She was launched on 27 May 2011 by Ira Malhotra, the wife of the Indian Ambassador to Russia, Ajai Malhotra.[5] Delivery was delayed from the original goal of April 2012 due to labour shortages and supply chain issues.[6]

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 is the first commander of INS Trikand. She will join the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy.[4]

Images

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    INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013

  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013

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    INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013

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    INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013

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    INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013

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    INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013

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    INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013

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    INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013

  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013

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    INS Trikand (F51) 100mm gun

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    INS Trikand (F51) SAM launcher

  • INS Trikand (F51) VLS & ASW rocket launcher

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    INS Trikand (F51) VLS & ASW rocket launcher

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    INS Trikand (F51) Flight deck & CIWS

References

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