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Revision as of 19:45, 19 November 2008
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| Name | INS Tabar |
| Ordered | November 17, 1997 |
| Laid down | May 26, 2000 |
| Launched | May 25, 2001 |
| Commissioned | April 19, 2004 |
| Fate | Template:Ship fate box active in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Talwar-class frigate |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × DS-71 cruise turbines (9,000 shp))[1] 2 × DT-59 boost turbines (19,500 shp)[1] |
| Speed | 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 4,850 mi (7,810 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) 1,600 mi (2,600 km) at 30 kn (35 mph; 56 km/h) |
| Complement | 180 (18 officers) |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv helicopter |
INS Tabar (F44) is the third of the Talwar-class frigates of the Indian Navy. INS Tabar is the first vessel in the Talwar class to be armed with supersonic BrahMos (PJ-10) Anti-ship cruise missiles.
Operations near the Horn of Africa
In response to the growing threat of piracy around the Horn of Africa, the Indian government deployed INS Tabar to the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy surveillance and patrol operations. The ship arrived on station in the Gulf of Aden on November 2, 2008.
On 11 November 2008 the MV Jag Arnav, a 38,265-tonne bulk carrier owned by the Mumbai-based Great Eastern Shipping Company, called for assistance when pirates tried to board the ship. INS Tabar, which was about 25 nautical miles away at the time of the distress call, rushed to the scene in a Chetak helicopter carrying a team of MARCOS (Indian Navy Marine Commandos) and successfully thwarted the hijack attempt. The incident took place 60 nautical miles from the Gulf of Aden.[2] The ship also foiled an attempt by pirates to board the MV Timaha, a Saudi Arabian registered cargo ship.[3]
On 19 November 2008, the Indian Navy reported that INS Tabar had attacked and sunk a pirate "mother ship". The crew of INS Tabar had requested the pirate vessel stop to allow a search but the crew of that vessel in response threatened to sink INS Tabar if it approached closer. The pirates then opened fire on INS Tabar and in response the Indians retaliated. It is reported that a large explosion occured on the pirate vessel which then sank. Several of the pirates managed to escape via a speedboat under cover of darkness.[4]
References
- ^ "Navy foils Indian ship's hijack attempt off Aden". Times of India.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|accessdaymonth=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Indian warship fights off pirates in Gulf of Aden". AFP. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ^ "India 'sinks Somali pirate ship'". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
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