INS Triput:
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) recently launched the first indigenously-built Talwar class frigate, ‘Triput’.
- INS Triput is the first indigenously built Talwar-class frigate.
- In October 2016, India and Russia signed a deal to buy four stealth frigates of the Admiral Grigorovich class.
- Two of these frigates, ‘Tushil’ and ‘Tamal’, will be directly imported, and the remaining two frigates will be built in India by GSL through a transfer of technology (ToT).
- Triput is the first ship built by GSL under this.
- The second frigate, ‘Tamal’, will be delivered by February 2025.
- The Indian Navy already operates six ships of this class: INS Talwar, INS Trishul, INS Tabar, INS Teg, INS Tarkash, and INS Trikand.
Features of INS Triput:
- The 124-m-long and 15.5-m-wide ship is propelled by four gas turbines which are designed to achieve a maximum speed of 28 Knots at a displacement of approx. 3200 tons.
- It features a hull design that reduces radar cross-section, contributing to their stealth capabilities.
