Trinkat class patrol vessel
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The Indian Navy
commissioned the design and construction of the Trinkat class patrol vessels for fisheries protection, anti-poaching, counter-insurgency and search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone
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The vessels were designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
. The vessels of the class are named after islands from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or the Lakshadweep Islands.
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
commissioned the design and construction of the Trinkat class patrol vessels for fisheries protection, anti-poaching, counter-insurgency and search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone
Exclusive Economic Zone
Under the law of the sea, an exclusive economic zone is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources, including production of energy from water and wind. It stretches from the seaward edge of the state's territorial sea out to 200 nautical...
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The vessels were designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited is one of India's leading shipyards, located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It builds and repairs commercial and navals vessels....
. The vessels of the class are named after islands from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or the Lakshadweep Islands.
Ships of the class
| Name | Pennant | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INS Trinkat | T61 | 28 September 2000 | Active |
| INS Tillanchang | T62 | 17 March 2001 | Transferred to Maldivian Coast Guard Maldivian Coast Guard The Maldivian Coast Guard is the naval or maritime arm of the Maldivian National Defence Force. With the absence of a navy in the country, the MNDF Coast Guard functions as the armed maritime force of the nation with a charter to contribute to national defence and by and large to respond to issues... on April 16, 2006, as CGS Huravee |
| INS Tarasa | T63 | 24 August 2001 | Active |
| INS Tarmugli | T64 | 04 March 2002 | Transferred to Seychelles Seychelles Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.... Coast Guard on February 23, 2005, as SCG PS Topaz |