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|Ship caption=INS ''Baratang'' (T68) during Milan 2018
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|Name= INS ''Baratang''
|Builders= [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]
|Operators= {{navy|India}}
|Identification= T68
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Bangaram|patrol vessel|3}}
|Ship displacement= 260 tons (full load)<ref name=br-bangaram>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/169-Bangaram-Class.html |title=Bangaram class |publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com | accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref>
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|Ship propulsion= 2 × MTU 4000 M90 engines (7492hp)
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'''INS ''Baratang'' (T68)''' is the fourth and last{{sclass|Bangaram|patrol vessel|1}} of the [[Indian Navy]]. It is designed for interdiction against fast moving surface vessels and for search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the [[exclusive economic zone]]. Named after [[Baratang Island|Baratang]] in the [[Andaman Islands]], the vessel was designed and built by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]. The diesel generators on board are supplied by [[Cummins]] India. The electronic equipment on board is from [[Bharat Electronics Limited]], [[Electronics Corporation of India|ECIL]], and [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]].

==Operations==
In 2011, the ship, as part of its anti-piracy patrol, apprehended nine [[poachers]] from [[Myanmar]] in the [[Andaman Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=INS Baratang captures 9 Myanmarese poachers from Andaman Sea|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20110319/1712012.html}}</ref> In August 2014, ''Baratang'' was involved in the rescue of fishing vessel MFV ''Matha'' with 11 crew members on board.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INS Baratang Rescues Fishing Vessel Matha With 11 Crew|url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2014/08/01/ins-baratang-rescues-fishing-vessel-matha-with-11-crew/}}</ref> In 2014, the ship also visited [[Phuket]] as part of a joint naval exercise with [[Royal Thai Navy]] corvette HTMS ''Thayanchon'' alongside two [[Dornier 228]] aircraft.
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian warship arrives in Phuket for exercises|url=http://www.thephuketnews.com/indian-warship-arrives-in-phuket-for-exercises-49822.php}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Bangaram-class patrol vessel}}

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[[Category:Bangaram-class patrol vessels]]
[[Category:Ships built in India]]
[[Category:2005 ships]]

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