INS Trikand

INS Trikand (F51) is a Talwar-class frigate of the Indian Navy.[3] 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.

INS Trikand entering Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 2013
History
India
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
General characteristics
Class and type: Talwar-class frigate
Displacement:
  • 3,620 long tons (3,678 t) standard
  • 4,035 long tons (4,100 t) full load
Length: 124.8 m (409 ft 5 in)
Beam: 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in)
Draught: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × DS-71 cruise turbines (9,000 shp))[2]
  • 2 × DT-59 boost turbines (19,500 shp)[2]
Speed: 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range:
  • 4,850 nmi (8,980 km; 5,580 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
  • 1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 180 (18 officers)
Armament:
  • Anti-air missiles:
  • 24 × Shtil-1 medium range missiles
  • 8 × Igla-1E (SA-16)
  • Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:
  • 8 × VLS launched Brahmos, anti-ship cruise missiles
  • Guns:
  • 1 × 100 mm A-190E, naval gun
  • 2 × AK-630 CIWS
  • Anti-submarine warfare:
  • 2 × 2 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 1 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launcher
Aircraft carried: 1 × Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv helicopter

Design
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. 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 is the first commander of INS Trikand. She will 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 INS Kolkata and fleet tanker INS Aditya 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]

Images
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) 100mm gun
  • INS Trikand (F51) SAM launcher
  • INS Trikand (F51) VLS & ASW rocket launcher
  • INS Trikand (F51) VLS & ASW rocket launcher
  • INS Trikand (F51) Flight deck & CIWS

References
  1. "Modified Krivak III Class".
  2. Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2.
  3. "Surface Ships – Frigates". Indian Navy.
  4. "Russia floats out first frigate for Indian Navy". RIA Novosti. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  5. "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. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  7. "The bright side of the delayed frigate delivery to India". RIA Novosti. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  8. "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  9. "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  10. "INS Trikand hands over relief material to Madagascar". The Hindu. 4 September 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  11. "Indian Warship Trikand visits Antsiranana, Madagascar | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  12. Indiablooms. "Indian warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Indiablooms – First Portal on Digital News Management". Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  13. "Indian Warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  14. "Indian Naval Ship arrives at Maputo". Millennium Post. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  15. "Western Fleet Ships visit South Africa (20 – 23 September 2016)". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  16. "Western Naval Fleet ships arrive in South Africa | ANI News". www.aninews.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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