Trinkat-class patrol vessel

INS Trinkat (T61)
Class overview
Name: Trinkat class
Builders: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators:
Preceded by: Seaward class
Succeeded by: Bangaram class
General characteristics
Type: Patrol vessels
Displacement: 260 ton (full load)[1]
Length: 46 m (151 ft)
Beam: 7.5 m (25 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × MTU engines (3,500 hp each)
  • 3 × 80 kW diesel generators
Speed: 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 33
Armament: 1 × 2A42 Medak 30 mm gun

The Trinkat-class patrol vessels of the Indian Navy were designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.

Role

The patrol vessels carry out fisheries protection, anti-poaching, counter-insurgency and search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone. The vessels of the class are named after islands from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or the Lakshadweep Islands.

Ships of the class

Name Pennant Homeport Commissioned Status
Trinkat T61 Port Blair 28 September 2000 Active
Tillanchang T62 17 March 2001 Transferred to Maldivian Coast Guard on 16 April 2006, as CGS Huravee
Tarasa T63 24 August 2001 Transferred to Seychelles Coast Guard on 7 November 2014 as PS Constant
Tarmugli T64 4 March 2002 Transferred to Seychelles Coast Guard on 23 February 2005, as SCG PS Topaz

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Trinkat Class
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