INS Trishul (F43)

INS Trishul (F43) (Translated as Trident) is the second frigate of the Talwar class of the Indian Navy. Trishul, the guided missile frigate, joined the arsenal of Indian Navy in 2003. The ship was commissioned by the then Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command Vice Admiral Arun Prakash at St. Petersburg, Russia on 25 June 2003. It has a complement of 32 officers and 228 sailors. In contrast to the lead ship INS Talwar, the sea trials of Trishul were considerably shortened as the ship performed well. Trishul arrived in Mumbai on 23 September 2003.

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

INS Trishul on a joint EEZ patrol with Tanzanian Navy
History
India
NameINS Trishul
Namesake"Trident"
Ordered17 November 1997
BuilderBaltiysky Zavod
Laid down24 September 1999
Launched24 November 2000
Commissioned25 June 2003
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeTalwar-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3620 tons (standard)
  • 4035 tons (full)
Length124.8 m (409 ft)
Beam15.2 m (50 ft)
Draught4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × DS-71 cruise turbines
  • 2 × DT-59 boost turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range
  • 4,850 nautical miles (8,980 km; 5,580 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
  • 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement180 (18 Officers)
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 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
  • 2 × AK-630 CIWS
  • Anti-submarine warfare:
  • 2 × 2 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes
  • 1 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launcher
Aircraft carried1 Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv
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