INS Trikand explained

INS Trikand (F51) is a of the Indian Navy.^[1] 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

See 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.^{[2] [3]} 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.^[4] She was launched on 27 May 2011 by Ira Malhotra, the wife of the Indian Ambassador to Russia, Ajai Malhotra.^[5] 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.^[4] 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^[6]
2016
East Africa and the Southern Indian Ocean with naval destroyer and fleet tanker	31 August-3 September	Antsirananna, Madagascar	Captain Arjun Dev Nair^[7]	Relief material for people affected by bush fires.^[8] ^[9]
	6–9 September	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania		^[10] ^[11]
	17–20 September	Maputo, Mozambique		^[12]
	20–23 September	Durban, South Africa		^[13] ^[14]

See also

• Operation Sankalp

External links

• Talwar (Krivak III) Class - Bharat Rakshak

Notes and References

1. Web site: Surface Ships – Frigates . Indian Navy.
2. News: Shivalik Class, Talwar Class, Kamorta Class . . . 31 July 2021 .
3. News: Talwar (Krivak III) Class . Bharat Rakshak . 31 July 2021.
4. Web site: INS Trikand, a Stealth Frigate joins Indian Navy . . 8 July 2013.
5. Web site: New Talwar class frigate for India Navy launched . Zeenews.com . 11 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211529/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/new-talwar-class-frigate-for-india-navy-launched_708986.html . 3 March 2016 . 27 May 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
6. Web site: Press Information Bureau. 2016-09-17.
7. Web site: Press Information Bureau. 2016-09-17.
8. News: INS Trikand hands over relief material to Madagascar. 2016-09-04. The Hindu. en-IN. 0971-751X. 2016-09-11.
9. Web site: Indian Warship Trikand visits Antsiranana, Madagascar Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 2016-09-11.
10. Web site: Indian warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Indiablooms – First Portal on Digital News Management. Indiablooms. en-US. 2016-09-11.
11. Web site: Indian Warship Trikand visits Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 2016-09-11.
12. Web site: Indian Naval Ship arrives at Maputo. Millennium Post. 2016-09-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918141019/http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=325102. 18 September 2016. dead.
13. Web site: Western Fleet Ships visit South Africa (20 – 23 September 2016). pib.nic.in. 2016-09-20.
14. Web site: Western Naval Fleet ships arrive in South Africa ANI News. www.aninews.in. 2016-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222030143/http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail-MTA/MjgwNDQy/western-naval-fleet-ships-arrive-in-south-africa.html. 22 February 2017. dead.