INS Tir (A86)

INS Tir (A86) (Hindi: Arrow) is the first dedicated cadet's training ship to be built by Mazagon Dock Limited and commissioned as such by the Indian Navy. She is the senior ship of the 1st Training Squadron of the Southern Naval Command.

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

INS Tir (A86)
History
India
NameINS Tir
Namesake"Arrow"
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited
Commissioned21 February 1986
IdentificationIMO number: 8102191
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeTir-class training ship
Displacement3,200 tons (full load)
Length105.85 m (347.3 ft)
Beam13.20 m (43.3 ft)
Draught4.8 m (16 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × shafts
  • 2 × 7,072 hp (5,274 kW) motors
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
  • 20 officers/staff
  • 120 officers/midshipmen
Sensors and
processing systems		Bharat/Racal Decca 1245 radar at I-band frequency
Armament
  • CRN-91 30 mm autocannon
  • 2 Bofors 40 mm/60 (twin)
  • Flare launchers
  • 4 × saluting guns
Aircraft carriedPlatform for 1 HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv

INS Tir was commissioned on 21 February 1986. Sensors on board Tir include Decca Radar and a SATNAV (Satellite Navigation) system. She can carry up to 293 people on board, though her typical deployment is with 20 instructors and staff and 120 cadets.

INS Tir is named after HMIS Tir, a River-class frigate of the Royal Indian Navy, earlier transferred from the Royal Navy where she served in World War II as HMS Bann (K256).

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