INS Trishul (F43)
| Career (India) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | INS Trishul |
| Ordered: | 17 November 1997 |
| Builder: | Baltiysky Zavod |
| Laid down: | 24 September 1999 |
| Launched: | 24 November 2000 |
| Commissioned: | 25 June 2003 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Talwar-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3620 tons (standard) 4035 tons (full) |
| Length: | 124.8 m (409 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x DS-71 cruise turbines 2 x DT-59 boost turbines |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range: | 4,850 nautical miles (8,980 km; 5,580 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 30 knots (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: Guns: Anti-submarine warfare: 1 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launcher |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv |
INS Trishul (F43) (Trident) is the second ship of the Talwar-class frigate of the Indian Navy.
Design
Trishul belongs to the Talwar class of frigates. The Talwar-class guided missile frigates 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.
Service history
In December 2005, INS Trishul collided with a commercial ship, Ambuja Laxmi, outside the Mumbai harbour, while returning from a training mission. Radar systems installed by the port authorities and those on board Ambuja Laxmi were unable to detect INS Trishul, and were unable to prevent the side-on collision.[1]
References
- ↑ Navy to keep MbPT, JNPT informed of stealth frigates movement Article in the Daily Excelsior, Retrieved on 18-11-2009
External references
| ||||||||||||||