Brahmaputra class frigate
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| Brahmaputra class Frigate | |
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| Class Overview | |
| Type: | Frigate |
| Name: | Brahmaputra |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,850 tons |
| Length: | 126.4 metres |
| Beam: | 14.5 metres |
| Draught: | 4.5 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2 × DS-71 gas turbines and 2 × Bhopal turbines, driving two shafts. |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Range: | 4,500 miles at 12 knots |
| Complement: | approximately 450 |
| Armament: | Guns and missiles: 1 × 76mm gun, four 30mm AK-630 CIWS systems, sixteen 3M-24E Uran missiles, Barak, Igla-1E) SAMs Anti-submarine: six 324mm torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | 2 Sea King |
The Brahmaputra Class frigate (Type 16A) is a type of Guided Missile Frigate produced indigenously by India. A modification of the Godavari class frigate, the vessels have a displacement of 3850 tons and are 126 metres in length. Internally, the Brahmaputra and Godavari classes have different configurations.
Three ships of the type currently serve in the Indian Navy.
[edit] Ships
| Name | Pennant Number | Commission Date |
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| INS Brahmaputra | F31 | April 14, 2000 |
| INS Betwa | F37 | July 7, 2004 |
| INS Beas | F39 | July 11, 2005 |
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