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	===Operation Sukoon===		===Operation Sukoon===
	''Betwa'' was a part of Task Force 54, returning from the [[Mediterranean]], when the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon Conflict]] broke out. As a part of [[Operation Sukoon]], ''Betwa'' participated in the evacuation of Indian citizens from [[Lebanon]] to [[Cyprus]].		''Betwa'' was a part of Task Force 54, returning from the [[Mediterranean]], when the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon Conflict]] broke out. As a part of [[Operation Sukoon]], ''Betwa'' participated in the evacuation of Indian citizens from [[Lebanon]] to [[Cyprus]].

			===Cyclone Tauktae Rescue Operations===
			The ship took part in search and rescue operations in the wake of [[Cyclone Tauktae]] in May 2021.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/37-dead-38-from-barge-off-mumbai-still-missing-navy-continues-search/articleshow/82791198.cms\|title=37 dead, 38 from barge off Mumbai still missing; Navy continues search\|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref>

	== Incidents ==		== Incidents ==
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	Three Naval Officers were court martialed and found guilty of negligence.		Three Naval Officers were court martialed and found guilty of negligence.

	It was reported on 10 January 2021 that a 22 year old sailor on the ship died from a bullet injury, allegedly due to suicide.<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/mumbai/story/22-year-old-navy-sailor-found-dead-due-to-bullet-injury-in-mumbai-1757664-2021-01-10</ref>		It was reported on 10 January 2021 that a 22 year old sailor on the ship died from a bullet injury, allegedly due to suicide.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/mumbai/story/22-year-old-navy-sailor-found-dead-due-to-bullet-injury-in-mumbai-1757664-2021-01-10\|title = 22-year-old Navy sailor found dead due to bullet injury in Mumbai}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{other ships|INS Betwa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
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{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image=[[File:INS Betwa file photo.jpg|300px|''Betwa'' at anchor in 2011]]
|Ship caption=''Betwa'' at anchor in 2011
}}
{{Infobox ship career
|Hide header=
|Ship country=India
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
|Ship name=INS ''Betwa''
|Ship namesake=[[Betwa River]]
|Ship ordered=
|Ship builder=Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE)
|Ship laid down=
|Ship launched=26 February 1998
|Ship acquired=
|Ship commissioned=7 July 2004<ref>{{cite web|title=Brahmaputra Class, Godavari Class|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/brahmaputra-class-godavari-class|publisher=[[Indian Navy]]|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref>
|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship in service=
|Ship out of service=
|Ship struck=
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship identification=*{{MMSI Number|419000039}}
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: AUBW
|Ship honours=
|Ship fate=
|Ship status={{shipactive}}
|Ship notes=
|Ship badge = [[File:INS Betwa emblem.JPG|150px|INS Betwa Seal]]}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Hide header=
|Header caption=
|Ship class= {{sclass|Brahmaputra|frigate|0}} [[guided missile frigate]]
|Ship displacement=3850 tons full load
|Ship length={{convert|126.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|14.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|4.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft=
|Ship propulsion=Two Bhopal turbines, {{convert|30,000|hp|kW|abbr=on}}, two 550 psi boilers and two shafts
|Ship speed=In excess of {{convert|30|kn}}
|Ship range= {{convert|4500|nmi}} at {{convert|12|kn}}
|Ship complement=440–450 (incl. 40 officers + 13 aircrew)
|Ship sensors=*Air/Surface; 1 x AMDR Radar at S-band frequency
*Air;1 x Bharat/Signaal RAWL-02 (PLN 517) radar at D-band frequency using a LW08 antenna
*Navigation;1 x Decca Bridgemaster, 2 x Vision Master I band radar
*1 × Bharat HUMSA-NG sonar; 1 x Thales Sintra sonar 2 x Kavach Chaff Launchers and 1 x BEL Radar Warning Receiver Suite

|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*16 × [[Kh-35]] (SS-N-25 Switchblade) [[AShM]]s (4 x quadruple KT-184 launchers)
*2 × 8 [[Barak SAM]] VLS system
*1 × OTO Melera Super Rapid 76mm main gun
*4 × 6-barrelled 30mm [[AK-630|AK-630 Gatling guns]]
*6 × 324mm ILAS 3 (2 x triple tubes) with Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes
|Ship armour=
|Ship armor=
|Ship aircraft=*2 helicopters:
*2 [[Westland Sea King|Sea King Mk.42B]] or a
*combination of a [[HAL Chetak]] and a Sea King Mk.42B
|Ship aircraft facilities=
|Ship notes=
}}
|}

'''INS ''Betwa'' (F39)''' is a {{sclass|Brahmaputra|frigate|0}} [[guided missile frigate]] currently in service with the [[Indian Navy]]. The ship is named for the [[Betwa River]].

==Operations==
[[File:The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Madhvendra Singh commissioned the INS Betwa, a guided missile frigate built at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, in Kolkata on July 7, 2004.jpg|thumb|The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Madhvendra Singh commissioned the INS Betwa, a guided missile frigate built at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, in Kolkata on July 7, 2004|left]]
===Operation Sukoon===
''Betwa'' was a part of Task Force 54, returning from the [[Mediterranean]], when the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon Conflict]] broke out. As a part of [[Operation Sukoon]], ''Betwa'' participated in the evacuation of Indian citizens from [[Lebanon]] to [[Cyprus]].

== Incidents ==

On 4 January 2014, the ship hit an unidentified object underwater and cracked the sonar dome, and had also seen salt water ingress into sensitive equipment.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-accidents-ins-betwa-ins-vipul-ins-sindhurakshak-ins-sindhughosh-ins-talwar/1/339413.html |title=What ails the Indian Navy's blue water aspirations? |website=India Today |last=Purohit |first=Jugal R |date=24 January 2014 |access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref>
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{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ins-betwa-tips-over-during-undocking-in-mumbai/20161205.htm |title=2 dead, 15 hurt as INS Betwa tips over during undocking |website=rediff |date=5 December 2016 |access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref>

On 5 December 2016, ''Betwa'' slipped off support blocks and over onto its port side when refloating and undocking inside the cruiser [[graving dock]] at the Naval Dockyard in [[Mumbai]] during [[refit]] repairs, killing 2 sailors and injuring 15 others.<ref name="marex">
{{cite news|title=Indian Navy Frigate Tips Over in Graving Dock|url=http://maritime-executive.com/article/indian-navy-frigate-tips-over-in-graving-dock|access-date=7 December 2016|publisher=The Maritime Executive|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> The ship's main mast was also damaged.<ref name=rediff/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/ins-betwa-slips-at-naval-dockyard/story-XZvwjQ1qKlTSeHMI83HUGM.html|title=INS Betwa slips at Naval dockyard|last=Presley|first=Thomas|location=Mumbai|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=5 December 2016|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ins-betwa-guided-missile-frigate-tips-over-during-undocking-at-mumbai-dockyard-navy-1634186?pfrom=home-lateststories|title=In Mega-Accident, Warship INS Betwa Flips Over, 2 Sailors Dead|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

Sources initially reported that the salvage and repair of the ship would take approximately two years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/navy-plans-to-salvage-rs-600-crore-ins-betwa-which-lies-on-its-side-flooded-1634772 |title=Navy Plans To Salvage Rs. 600 Crore INS Betwa Which Lies On Its Side Flooded |publisher=NDTV |last=Som |first=Vishnu |date=6 December 2016 |access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref> Resolve Marine Engineering, a US-based firm, was contracted to salvage the flooded vessel in January 2017 for a sum of Rs. 20 [[Crore]] (200 million [[Indian Rupee]]s, approximately USD 3 million at the time).<ref>
{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170117/jsp/nation/story_130768.jsp#.WINKB7Fh3Vo |title=Rs 20cr deal to lift INS Betwa |website=The Telegraph |access-date=21 January 2017}}</ref>

On 22 February 2017, it was reported that the ship was made upright and refloated.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ins-betwa-back-on-even-keel/20170222.htm |title=INS Betwa back on even keel |website=rediff |date= 22 February 2017}}</ref> ''Betwa'' was restored to an upright position by the US salvage company by systematically flooding and pumping her compartments without using any external lifting mechanisms.<ref>
{{cite web |url=https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/indian-navys-warship-ins-betwa-restored-upright-position-capsized-mumbai/ |title=Indian Navy's Warship INS Betwa Restored To Upright Position After Capsized In Mumbai |publisher=Marine Insight |date=8 March 2017 |access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>
Three Naval Officers were court martialed and found guilty of negligence.

It was reported on 10 January 2021 that a 22 year old sailor on the ship died from a bullet injury, allegedly due to suicide.<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/mumbai/story/22-year-old-navy-sailor-found-dead-due-to-bullet-injury-in-mumbai-1757664-2021-01-10</ref>

==References==
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