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INS Trikand

Indian Navy frigate

Summary

Indian Navy frigate

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	INS Trikand (F51)-image08.jpg
image_caption	INS Trikand entering Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 2013
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	India
flag
name	INS Trikand
namesake	'Mythological arrow consisting of three arrowheads'
ordered	14 July 2007
builder	Yantar Shipyard
laid_down	11 June 2008
launched	25 May 2011
commissioned	29 June 2013
status
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class
displacement	*3620 LT standard
*{{convert	4035	LT	t	0	abbr	on}} full load
length	124.8 m
beam	15.2 m
draught	4.5 m
propulsion	*2 × DS-71 cruise turbines (9,000 shp))
*2 × DT-59 boost turbines (19,500 shp)<ref name	navalinstitute{{Cite book
last	Wertheim
first	Eric
author-link	Eric Wertheim
title	The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems
place	Annapolis, Maryland
publisher	Naval Institute Press
page	294
year	2007
edition	15th
url	https://books.google.com/books?id=5iDJCTRvNjEC&printsec=frontcover#PPA294,M1
isbn	978-1-59114-955-2}}
speed	30 kn
range	*4850 nmi at 14 kn
*{{convert	1600	nmi	abbr	on}} at 30 kn
complement	180 (18 officers)
sensors	* 1 × 3Ts-25E Garpun-B surface search radar
*BEL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array)<ref>{{Cite web	title	Advanced Active cum Passive Integrated Sonar System	url=https://bel-india.in/product/advanced-active-cum-passive-integrated-sonar-system-humsa-ng/	access-date=2024-08-23	website=BEL	language=en-US	archive-date=23 August 2024	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823141506/https://bel-india.in/product/advanced-active-cum-passive-integrated-sonar-system-humsa-ng/ }}
EW	* 1 × TK-25E-5 EWS
armament	*Anti-air missiles:
aircraft	1 × Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv helicopter

4035 LT full load
2 × DT-59 boost turbines (19,500 shp){{Cite book | author-link = Eric Wertheim
1600 nmi at 30 kn
1 × MR-212/201-1 navigation radar
1 × Kelvin Hughes Nucleus-2 6000A radar
1 × Ladoga-ME-11356 intertial navigation and stabilisation
1 × Fregat M2EM 3D circular scan radar
1 × Ratep JSC 5P-10E Puma fire-control system
1 × 3R14N-11356 fire-control system FCS
4 × MR-90 Orekh
BEL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array)
1 × PK-10 ship-borne decoy launching systems
4 × KT-216 decoy launchers
24 × Shtil-1 medium range missiles
8 × Igla-1E (SA-16)
Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:
8 × VLS launched BrahMos, anti-ship cruise missiles
Guns:
1 × 100 mm A-190E, naval gun
2 × AK-630 CIWS
Anti-submarine warfare:
2 × 2 533 mm torpedo tubes
1 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launcher

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 in Kaliningrad, Russia. She was commissioned to Indian Navy service on 29 June 2013.

Design

Main article: Talwar-class frigate

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 missiles in place of the Klub-N 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 Ajay Kochhar was the commissioning commanding officer of INS Trikand. She joined join the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy.In 2016 the ship won award of Unit Citation 2016 and after that in march 2017 the Ship won Best Ship 2016-17 award under the command of Captain Arjun Dev Nair.

Service history

Deployment	Date	Port visited	Commander	Notes and References
2013
Commissioned	29 June 2013	England	Captain Ajay Kochhar
2016
East Africa and the Southern Indian Ocean with naval destroyer and fleet tanker	31 August–3 September	Antsirananna, Madagascar	Captain Arjun Dev Nair	Relief material for people affected by bush fires.
6–9 September	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
17–20 September	Maputo, Mozambique
20–23 September	Durban, South Africa
2022
Arabian Sea with INS Sumitra and Dornier 228 MPA.	19–24 November			13th edition of Indo-Oman maritime exercise 'Naseem Al Bahr' (Sea Breeze) with RNOS Al-Seeb and Al-Shinas.
2024
Arabian Sea with Dornier 228 MPA.	13–18 October	Goa, India		14th edition of Indo-Oman maritime exercise 'Naseem Al Bahr' (Sea Breeze) with RNOS Al-Seeb.
2025
Mediterranean Sea	1–10 September	Port of Alexandria, Egypt	Captain Sachin Kulkarni	Participated in the 2025 edition of multilateral Exercise Bright Star.
13 September	Salamis Naval Base, Greece	Participated in the maiden bilateral exercise of Greece and India.
21–24 September	Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, Limassol, Cyprus
21 September – 02 October	Port of Taranto, Italy
22 October	Gulf of Aden	Conducted rescue and firefighting operations onboard MV Falcon.

Gallery

File:INS Trikand (F51)-image10.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

"Modified Krivak III Class".
"Advanced Active cum Passive Integrated Sonar System".
"Surface Ships – Frigates". [[Indian Navy]].
"Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class". [[Indian Navy]].
"Talwar (Krivak III) Class".
"INS Trikand, a Stealth Frigate joins Indian Navy". [[Indian Navy]].
(27 May 2011). "New Talwar class frigate for India Navy launched". Zeenews.com.
"Press Information Bureau".
"Press Information Bureau".
(2016-09-04). "INS Trikand hands over relief material to Madagascar". The Hindu.
"Indian Warship Trikand visits Antsiranana, Madagascar {{!}} Indian Navy".
Indiablooms. "Indian warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania {{!}} Indiablooms – First Portal on Digital News Management".
"Indian Warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania {{!}} Indian Navy".
"Indian Naval Ship arrives at Maputo".
"Western Fleet Ships visit South Africa (20 – 23 September 2016)".
"Western Naval Fleet ships arrive in South Africa {{!}} ANI News".
(2022-11-24). "EXERCISE NASEEM AL BAHR - 2022 SEA PHASE".
(2024-10-20). "INDIAN NAVY - ROYAL NAVY OF OMAN MARITIME EXERCISE (NASEEM AL BAHR)".
(2025-09-03). "INS Trikand arrived at Alexandria, Egypt". [[Press Information Bureau]].
(2025-09-03). "INS Trikand reaches Egypt to join multilateral drill Bright Star 2025". The Hindu.
(2025-09-14). "INS Trikand at Salamis Bay, Greece". [[Press Information Bureau]].
(2025-09-24). "Operationally deployed INS Trikand visits Limassol, Cyprus". Press Information Bureau.
(2025-10-02). "Indian Naval Ship Trikand visits Port of Taranto, Italy". Press Information Bureau.
(2025-10-22). "Indian Navy's brave act in Gulf of Aden: INS Trikand carries out fire rescue off African coast {{!}} Details".
(2025-10-20). "Fire onboard MV Falcon: 23 Indian crew rescued; tanker drifts off Yemen coast". The Times of India.
PTI. (2025-10-20). "Twenty-three Indians rescued from burning LPG tanker off Yemen coast". The Hindu.

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