INS ''Trikand'' (F51) is a of the
Indian Navy. She is the third and final ship of the second batch of ''Talwar''-class frigates ordered by the Indian Navy. She was built by the
Yantar shipyard
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in
Kaliningrad,
Russia. She was commissioned to Indian Navy service on 29 June 2013.
Design
''Trikand'' belongs to the of guided missile frigates. These are modified
Krivak III-class frigates built by Russia. These ships use stealth technologies and a special hull design to ensure a reduced radar cross section. Much of the equipment on the ship is Russian-made, but a significant number of systems of Indian origin have also been incorporated. The main difference between the second batch and the first three ''Talwar''-class ships is the use of
BrahMos
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missiles in the earlier ships. She is the last of the three frigates built in Russia as a follow-up order to the first batch of Talwar-class frigates.
Construction
''Trikand'' was laid down on 11 June 2008.
She was launched on 27 May 2011 by Ira Malhotra, the wife of the Indian Ambassador to Russia,
Ajai Malhotra. Delivery was delayed from the original goal of April 2012 due to labour shortages and supply chain issues.
She was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 29 June 2013 by Vice Admiral R K Dhowan, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, in a ceremony held at Kaliningrad.
Captain
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Ajay Kochhar
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was the
commissioning commanding officer
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of INS ''Trikand''. She joined join the
Western Fleet of the Indian Navy.
Service history
Gallery
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image04.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image10.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image13.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image14.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image16.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image19.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image22.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image26.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image41.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image44.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) 100mm gun
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image47.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) SAM launcher
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image49.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) VLS & ASW rocket launcher
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image54.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) VLS & ASW rocket launcher
File:INS_Trikand_(F51)-image63.jpg, INS ''Trikand'' (F51) Flight deck & CIWS
References
External links
Talwar (Krivak III) Class - Bharat Rakshak
Talwar-class frigates
Frigates of the Indian Navy
2011 ships
Ships built at Yantar Shipyard
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