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INS Tihayu (T93)

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Tihayu (T93).
History
India
NameINS Tihayu (T93)
Operator Indian Navy
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Yard number2111
Launched30 June 2015
Commissioned19 October 2016
HomeportVisakhapatnam
Identification
MottoSwift and Sure[1]
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeCar Nicobar-class
TypePatrol vessel
Displacement325 tons
Length48.9 m (160 ft)
Beam7.5 m
Depth4 m (13 ft)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Endurance2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) [2]
Complement45 (4 officer 41 enlisted)
Armament

INS Tihayu (T93) is a patrol vessel of the Car Nicobar-class of Indian Navy and the third ship in the series of four Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC). Named after Tihayu island of Nicobar archipelago the ship can have an additional package of about 11 machine guns of different variants.[3] The ship equipped with enhanced firepower is capable of operating in shallow waters at high speed. Suited for extended coastal and offshore surveillance and patrol, production of the Car Nicobar-class ships by GRSE was fast-tracked after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "INS Tihayu commissioned into Indian Navy in city". The Hindu. 19 October 2016.
  2. ^ "New fast attack craft 'INS Tihayu' commissioned in Vizag". 19 October 2016.
  3. ^ "INS Tihayu commissioned into Indian Navy in city". The Hindu. 19 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Indian Navy commissions new fast attack craft 'INS Tihayu'".