INS Trishul (F43)
INS Trishul on a joint EEZ patrol with Tanzanian Navy
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History | |
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Name | INS Trishul |
Namesake | "Trident" |
Ordered | 17 November 1997 |
Builder | Baltiysky Zavod |
Laid down | 24 September 1999 |
Launched | 24 November 2000 |
Commissioned | 25 June 2003 |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Talwar-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 124.8 m (409 ft) |
Beam | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
Draught | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
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Complement | 180 (18 Officers) |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv |
INS Trishul (F43) (Translated as Trident) is the second
Design
Trishul belongs to the Talwar-class of frigates. The Talwar-class guided missile frigates are modified
Armament
The
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Service history
In December 2005, 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 Ambuja Laxmi were unable to detect Trishul, and were unable to prevent the side-on collision.[2]
In the later part of 2017, Trishul was deployed on a four-month long anti piracy mission in the region of Gulf of Aden. The ship started at Mumbai in August 2017, and returned on 23 December 2017. During the period, the ship covered 26,000 nautical miles (48,000 km; 30,000 mi), carried out a bilateral exercise with the Italian Navy, exchange visits with the navies of Italy, Russia, United States, Japan, and Bangladesh. On 06 October 2017, Trishul successfully deterred a pirate attack on an Indian merchant vessel, MV Jag Amar.[3]
On 29 March 2024, INS Sumedha intercepted an Iranian fishing vessel FV Al-Kambar 786 which was hijacked by nine armed pirates 90 nautical miles off the coast of Socotra islands, Yemen in Indian Ocean. The ship was later joined by INS Trishul. The crew, consisting of 23 Pakistani nationals, were rescued in a 12-hour long operation.[4][5] They were later brought to Mumbai on April 3 , were they will be Arrested and held for further legal action.[6]
References
- ^ "Destroyer Project 11356". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
- ^ "Navy to keep MbPT, JNPT informed of stealth frigates movement". Daily Excelsior. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
- ^ "INS Trishul Returns Home after Anti Piracy Patrol of 120 Days". Indian Navy. Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Indian Navy Rescues 23 Pak Nationals From Iranian Fishing Vessel Attacked By Pirates". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Deshpande, Smruti (30 March 2024). "Navy rescues Iranian fishing vessel with 23 Pakistani crew onboard. 9 pirates forced to surrender". ThePrint. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 April 2024.