INS Beas (2000)
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INS Beas (F37)
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 INS Beas departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20 June 2009.
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| History | |
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 India | |
| Name | INS Beas |
| Namesake | River Beas |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers,  India |
| Launched | 28 November 2000 |
| Commissioned | 11 July 2005 |
| Status | Ship in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Brahmaputra-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,850 tons |
| Length | 126.4 m (414 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 steam turbines delivering 22,370 kW (30,000 shp) to two shafts |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)+ |
| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) |
| Complement | 440 to 450 (Including 40 Officers + 13 aircrew) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 1 Sea King, 1 Match Helos |
INS Beas (F37) is a
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
(GRSE), Kolkata.
The design and construction of the ship is entirely Indian, and is a modification of the Godavari-class frigate.[1] She is fitted with an array of modern sensor suites and matching weapon systems.
Beas is named for the
River Beas. She is the second ship in the Indian Navy to bear the name. The first was a Leopard-class
frigate commissioned in 1960 and scrapped in 1992.
Operations
Task Force Europe 2009
During May–July 2009, Beas was a part of the Indian Navy task force on deployment to Europe. During this deployment, the task force participated in joint-exercises with the Royal Navy and the French Navy. Exercise Konkan-09 with the Royal Navy, was conducted off the coast of the United Kingdom.[2] Exercise Varuna 2009 with the French Navy was off the coast of France.[3]
References
- ^ "Type 16A Brahmaputra class". Bharat rakshak page on Brahmaputra class frigate. 5 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
- ^ "Konkan 2009". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ "Varuna 2009". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
Footnotes
- ^ Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Dhanush.
- ^ Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Shamsher.
- ^ Renamed as INS Kukri post republic.
- ^ Renamed as INS Hooghly post republic.
- ^ Renamed as INS Tir post republic.
- ^ Transferred to Indian Coast Guard in 1978.
- ^ Transferred to Indian Coast Guard in 1978.
- ^ Later reclassified as frigates
- ^ Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Jhelum.
- ^ Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Sind.
- ^ Renamed as INS Kaveri post republic.
- ^ Renamed as INS Sutlej post republic.
- ^ Renamed as INS Jumuna post republic.
- ^ Renamed as INS Krisna post republic.
- ^ Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Karsaz.