INS Talwar (F40)

INS Talwar (F40) (translated as "Sword") is the lead ship of the Talwar-class frigates of the Indian Navy. Its name means "Sword" in Hindi (see Talwar). She was built in Russia, and commissioned into the Indian Navy on 18 June 2003.

For other ships with the same name, see INS Talwar.

INS Talwar (F40) in 2020
History
India
NameINS Talwar
Namesake"Sword"
Ordered17 November 1997
BuilderBaltiysky Zavod
Laid down10 March 1999
Launched12 May 2000
Commissioned18 June 2003
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeTalwar-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,620 tons standard,
  • 4,035 tons full load
Length124.8 m (409 ft)
Beam15.2 m (50 ft)
Draught4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × DS-71 cruise turbines; 9,000 hp forward and 1,500 bhp,
  • 2 × DT-59 boost turbines; 19,500 hp forward and 4,500 bhp
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Range
  • 4,850 mi (7,810 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h),
  • 1,600 miles (2,600 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h),
Complement180 (including 18 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Surface Search; 1 x 3Ts-25E Garpun-B radar at I-band frequency, 1 x MR-212/201-1 radar at I-band frequency, 1 x Kelvin Hughes Nucleus-2 6000A radar and 1 x Ladoga-ME-11356 inertial navigation and stabilisation suite
  • Air/Surface Search; 1 x Fregat M2EM (NATO: Top Plate) 3D circular scan radar
  • Sonar; BEL APSOH (Advanced Panoramic Sonar Hull) hull-mounted sonar
Armament
  • Anti-air missiles:
  • 24 × Shtil-1 medium range missiles
  • 8 × Igla-1E (SA-16)
  • Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:
  • 8 × VLS launched Klub, anti-ship cruise missiles
  • Guns:
  • 1 × 100mm A-190E, naval gun
  • 2 × Kashtan CIWS
  • Anti-submarine warfare:
  • 2 × 2 533mm torpedo tubes
  • 1 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launcher
Aircraft carried1 x Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv helicopter

Talwar is a multirole frigate and true to her name, has participated in various operations and exercises since her commissioning, including anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia.

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