Trinkat-class patrol vessel

The Trinkat-class patrol vessels of the Indian Navy were designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.

INS Trinkat (T61)
Class overview
NameTrinkat class
BuildersGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators
Preceded bySeaward class
Succeeded byBangaram class
Planned4
Completed4
Active
Retired1
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessels
Displacement260 ton (full load)[1]
Length46 m (151 ft)
Beam7.5 m (25 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × MTU engines (3,500 hp each)
  • 3 × 80 kW diesel generators
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement33
Armament1 × 2A42 Medak 30 mm gun

Role

The patrol vessels carry out fisheries protection, anti-poaching, counter-insurgency and search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone. The vessels of the "Trinkat" class are named after islands from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or the Lakshadweep Islands.

Ships in class
Name Pennant Homeport Commissioned Status
TrinkatT61Port Blair28 September 2000Active
TillanchangT6217 March 2001Transferred to Maldivian Coast Guard on 16 April 2006, as MCGS Huravee. Decommissioned on 2 May 2023, and replaced with new MCGS Huravee.[2][3]
TarasaT6324 August 2001Transferred to Seychelles Coast Guard on 7 November 2014 as PS Constant
TarmugliT644 March 2002Transferred to Seychelles Coast Guard on 23 February 2005, as SCG PS Topaz

Replacements

While the older INS Tarasa and INS Tarmugli were transferred to Seychelles Coast Guard and INS Tillanchang was transferred to Maldivian Coast Guard, newer ships bearing the original names were launched starting in 2016. The new ships have also been designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers as Car Nicobar-class patrol vessels. The new INS Tarasa (T94), the follow-on water jet fast attack craft was launched in Kolkata on 30 June 2016. The new INS Tillanchang (T92) another water jet-powered fast attack craft was commissioned at Karwar on 9 March 2017. The new INS Tarmugli (T91) was commissioned at Vizag on 23 May 2016.[4] These ships are similar in design and armament to the Trinkat-class ships that were transferred to Maldives and Seychelles, with added capabilities for enhanced endurance.

See also

References
  1. Vessel, Fast Patrol. "Trinkat Class – Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy". bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. "Eastern Naval Command bids farewell to INS Tarmugli in Visakhapatnam". The Hindu. 7 April 2023.
  3. "Rajnath Singh hands over Fast Patrol Vessel, Landing Craft Assault ship to Maldives". 2 May 2023.
  4. "INS Tarmugli Joins the Indian Navy". Business Standard. India. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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