INS Trishul (F43)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| 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 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3620 tons (standard) 4035 tons (full) |
| Length: | 124.8 metres |
| Beam: | 15.2 metres |
| Draught: | 4.5 meters |
| Propulsion: | 2 x DS-71 cruise turbines 2 x DT-59 boost turbines |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Range: | 4850 miles @ 14 knots 1600 miles @ 30 knots |
| Complement: | 180 (18 Officers) |
| Armament: | Guns and missiles: 1 × 100mm (3.9 in) gun, two Kashtan CIWS systems, eight-cell VLS for 3M-54E Klub and BrahMos missiles, one 3S-90 launcher for 9M317 (SA-N-12) SAMs, eight Igla-1E (SA-16) SAMs Anti-submarine: 1 x RBU-6000 rocket launcher, two twin 533mm torpedo tubes |
| 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 the Ambuja Laxmi were unable to detect the INS Trishul, and were unable to prevent the side-on collision.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Navy to keep MbPT, JNPT informed of stealth frigates movement Article in the Daily Excelsior, Retrieved on 18-11-2009
[edit] External references
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