INS Trikand

INS Trikand entering Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 2013
History
India
NameINS Trikand
Namesake'Mythological arrow consisting of three arrowheads'
Ordered14 July 2007 [1]
BuilderYantar Shipyard
Laid down11 June 2008
Launched25 May 2011
Commissioned29 June 2013
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class & typeTalwar-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,620 long tons (3,678 t) standard
  • 4,035 long tons (4,100 t) full load
Length124.8 m (409 ft 5 in)
Beam15.2 m (49 ft 10 in)
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × DS-71 cruise turbines (9,000 shp))[2]
  • 2 × DT-59 boost turbines (19,500 shp)[2]
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range
  • 4,850 nmi (8,980 km; 5,580 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
  • 1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement180 (18 officers)
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 1 × 3Ts-25E Garpun-B surface search radar
  • 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)[3]
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 1 × TK-25E-5 EWS
  • 1 × PK-10 ship-borne decoy launching systems
  • 4 × KT-216 decoy launchers
Armament
  • Anti-air missiles:
  • 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
Aircraft carried1 × Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv helicopter

INS Trikand (F51) (lit. 'Triple Arrow') is a Talwar-class frigate of the Indian Navy.[4] 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 Talwar class 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.[5][6] 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.[7] She was launched on 27 May 2011 by Ira Malhotra, the wife of the Indian Ambassador to Russia, Ajai Malhotra.[8] 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.[7]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[9]
2016
East Africa and the Southern Indian Ocean with naval destroyer INS Kolkata and fleet tanker INS Aditya 31 August–3 September Antsirananna, Madagascar Captain Arjun Dev Nair[10] Relief material for people affected by bush fires.[11][12]
6–9 September Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [13][14]
17–20 September Maputo, Mozambique [15]
20–23 September Durban, South Africa [16][17]
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.[18]
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.[19]
2025
Mediterranean Sea 1–10 September Port of Alexandria, Egypt Captain Sachin Kulkarni Participated in the 2025 edition of multilateral Exercise Bright Star.[20][21]
13 September Salamis Naval Base, Greece Participated in the maiden bilateral exercise of Greece and India.[22]
21–24 September Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, Limassol, Cyprus [23]
21 September – 02 October Port of Taranto, Italy [24]
22 October Gulf of Aden Conducted rescue and firefighting operations onboard MV Falcon.[25][26][27]
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • INS Trikand (F51) 100mm gun
  • INS Trikand (F51) SAM launcher
  • INS Trikand (F51) VLS & ASW rocket launcher
  • INS Trikand (F51) VLS & ASW rocket launcher
  • INS Trikand (F51) Flight deck & CIWS

See also

References

  1. ^ "Modified Krivak III Class".
  2. ^ a b Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2.
  3. ^ "Advanced Active cum Passive Integrated Sonar System". BEL. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Surface Ships – Frigates". Indian Navy.
  5. ^ "Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class". New Delhi: Indian Navy. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Talwar (Krivak III) Class". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "INS Trikand, a Stealth Frigate joins Indian Navy". Indian Navy. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. ^ "New Talwar class frigate for India Navy launched". Zeenews.com. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  11. ^ "INS Trikand hands over relief material to Madagascar". The Hindu. 4 September 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Indian Warship Trikand visits Antsiranana, Madagascar | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  13. ^ Indiablooms. "Indian warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Indiablooms – First Portal on Digital News Management". Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Indian Warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Indian Naval Ship arrives at Maputo". Millennium Post. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Western Fleet Ships visit South Africa (20 – 23 September 2016)". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Western Naval Fleet ships arrive in South Africa | ANI News". www.aninews.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  18. ^ "EXERCISE NASEEM AL BAHR - 2022 SEA PHASE". Press Information Bureau. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  19. ^ "INDIAN NAVY - ROYAL NAVY OF OMAN MARITIME EXERCISE (NASEEM AL BAHR)". Press Information Bureau. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  20. ^ "INS Trikand arrived at Alexandria, Egypt" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  21. ^ "INS Trikand reaches Egypt to join multilateral drill Bright Star 2025". The Hindu. 3 September 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  22. ^ "INS Trikand at Salamis Bay, Greece" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  23. ^ "Operationally deployed INS Trikand visits Limassol, Cyprus" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  24. ^ "Indian Naval Ship Trikand visits Port of Taranto, Italy" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  25. ^ "Indian Navy's brave act in Gulf of Aden: INS Trikand carries out fire rescue off African coast | Details". Hindustan Times. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  26. ^ "Fire onboard MV Falcon: 23 Indian crew rescued; tanker drifts off Yemen coast". The Times of India. 20 October 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  27. ^ PTI (20 October 2025). "Twenty-three Indians rescued from burning LPG tanker off Yemen coast". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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