INS Brahmaputra: In News
The Indian Navy recently initiated court martial proceedings against two officers for alleged negligence that led to the partial capsizing of guided-missile frigate INS Brahmaputra at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai in July 2024.
- INS Brahmaputra (F31) is the first indigenously built Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy.
- It was built by Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE).
- It was commissioned into the Indian Navy on April 14, 2000.
- It takes on various roles such as coastal and offshore patrolling, monitoring sea routes, conducting maritime diplomacy, and carrying out counter-terrorism and anti-piracy missions.
- Its crest features a grey, one-horned Indian rhinoceros, which is native to the Brahmaputra valley, set against a brown background with white and blue sea waves.
- The ship has a displacement of 5,300 tonnes, a length of 125 metres, and is 14.4 meters wide.
- Propulsion is via 2 x steam turbines producing 30,000 hp on 2 x shafts below the stern.
- It can reach speeds over 27 knots (about 50 km/h).
- It is equipped with medium- and close-range guns, anti-aircraft weapons, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, and torpedo launchers.
- It is equipped with a range of sensors for all aspects of maritime warfare and can operate Sea King and Chetak helicopters.
- The ship is manned by a crew of 40 officers and 330 sailors.
