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{{Short description|Indian Navy ship class}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}{{italic title|string=Trinkat}}

{{Infobox ship
|section1={{Infobox ship/image
| image = Maldivian_coast_guard_ship_Hurawee_(801)_(formerly_Indian_Navy_Ship_Tillanchang_T62)_serves_as_a_non-compliant_vessel_during_an_exercise.jpg
| image_caption = MCGS Hurawee
}}

|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview
| name = ''Trinkat'' class
| builders = [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]
| operators = {{ubl|{{navy|India}}|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldivian Coast Guard]] (former)|{{flagicon|Seychelles}} [[Seychelles Coast Guard]]}}
| class_before = {{sclass|Seaward|defense boats|4}}
| class_after = {{sclass|Bangaram|patrol vessel|4}}
| subclasses =
| built_range =
| in_commission_range =
| total_ships_building =
| total_ships_planned = 4
| total_ships_completed = 4
| total_ships_canceled =
| total_ships_active = * 2 {{navy|India}}
* 2 {{flagicon|Seychelles}} [[Seychelles Coast Guard]]
| total_ships_laid_up =
| total_ships_lost =
| total_ships_retired =
| total_ships_preserved =
}}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics
| hide_header =
| header_caption =
| class =
| type = [[Fast attack crafts]]
| displacement = 260 ton (full load)<ref name=br-trinkat>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/168-Trinkat-Class.html|title=Trinkat Class – Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy|first=Fast Patrol|last=Vessel|work=bharat-rakshak.com|access-date=20 March 2017}}</ref>
| length = {{convert|46|m|abbr=on}}
| beam = {{convert|7.5|m|abbr=on}}
| draught =
| draft =
| propulsion = *2 × MTU engines (3,500 hp each)
*3 × 80 kW diesel generators
| speed = {{convert|30|kn|abbr=on}}
| range =
| complement = 33
| sensors =
| armament = 1 × [[CRN 91 Naval Gun|2A42 Medak 30 mm gun]]
| armor =
| aircraft =
| aircraft_facilities =
| notes =
}}
}}
The '''''Trinkat''-class fast attack crafts<ref name=":0">{{Cite press release |title=Commissioning of Indian Naval Ship Tarmugli|date=14 December 2023|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1986363&reg=3&lang=1|access-date=1 April 2026|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260401143241/https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1986363&reg=3&lang=2|archive-date=1 April 2026}}</ref>''' of the [[Indian Navy]] were designed and constructed by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]].

==Role==
The patrol vessels carry out fisheries protection, anti-poaching, counter-insurgency and search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the [[exclusive economic zone]]. The vessels of the "Trinkat" class are named after islands from the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] or the [[Lakshadweep Islands]].{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

Upon the recommissioning of the second ship at [[Visakhapatnam]] as {{INS|Tarmugli|2023|2}}, the ship is tasked for coastal surveillance to protect the Offshore Development Area across the [[Krishna Godavari Basin]] along the eastern coast of India. The ship is operating under Naval Officer-in-Charge (NOIC) [[Andhra Pradesh]] while its commissioning [[commanding officer]] is [[Commander]] Satpal Singh Sangwan.'''<ref name=":0" />'''

==Ships in class==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Pennant
!Homeport
!Commissioned
!Notes
|-
! colspan="5" |{{navy|India}}
|-
| {{INS|Trinkat|T61|2}} || T61 || [[Port Blair]] || 28 September 2000 || Active
|-
| {{INS|Tarmugli|2023|2}}|| T62 || [[Visakhapatnam]]|| 17 March 2001 || Originally commissioned as {{INS|Tillanchang|T62|2}} with the Indian Navy in 2001.
Transferred to [[Maldivian Coast Guard]] on 16 April 2006, as {{ship|MCGS|Huravee|2006|6}}. Decommissioned on 2 May 2023, and transferred back to India. Recommissioned as ''Tarmugli'' on 14 December 2023 after refit.'''<ref name=":0" />'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1985936|title=COMMISSIONING OF INS TARMUGLI|date=2023-12-13|access-date=2023-12-14}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="5" |{{Coast guard|Seychelles}}
|-
| {{ship|PS|Constant|4=2}} (formerly, {{INS|Tarasa|T63|2}}) || T63 || || 24 August 2001 || Transferred on 7 November 2014.
|-
| {{ship|PS|Topaz|4=2}} (formerly, {{INS|Tarmugli|T64|2}}) || T64 || || 4 March 2002 || Transferred on 23 February 2005.
|}

==Replacements==
While the older INS ''Tarasa'' and INS ''Tarmugli'' were transferred to [[Seychelles Coast Guard]] and INS ''Tillanchang'' was transferred to [[Maldivian Coast Guard]], newer ships bearing the original names were launched starting in 2016. The new ships have also been designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers as {{sclass|Car Nicobar|patrol vessel|1}}s. The new {{INS|Tarasa|T94}}, the follow-on water jet [[fast attack craft]] was launched in [[Kolkata]] on 30 June 2016. The new {{INS|Tillanchang|T92}} another water jet-powered fast attack craft was commissioned at [[Karwar]] on 9 March 2017. The new {{INS|Tarmugli|T91}} was commissioned at [[Vizag]] on 23 May 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INS Tarmugli Joins the Indian Navy|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/ins-tarmugli-joins-the-indian-navy-116052300832_1.html |work=Business Standard|location=India |date=24 May 2016 |access-date=16 May 2021 }}</ref> These ships are similar in design and armament to the ''Trinkat''-class ships that were transferred to [[Maldives]] and [[Seychelles]], with added capabilities for enhanced endurance.

The newer {{INS|Tarmugli|T91}} was donated to the Maldives in May 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/eastern-naval-command-bids-farewell-to-ins-tarmugli-in-visakhapatnam/article66711727.ece|title=Eastern Naval Command bids farewell to INS Tarmugli in Visakhapatnam|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/rajnath-singh-hands-over-fast-patrol-vessel-landing-craft-assault-ship-to-maldives/articleshow/99936343.cms?from=mdr|title=Rajnath Singh hands over Fast Patrol Vessel, Landing Craft Assault ship to Maldives|date=2 May 2023}}</ref> The older {{ship|MCGS|Huravee|2006|6}} (formerly INS Tillanchang) was transferred back to India, and after inspection, was decided to be refitted and recommissioned. Subsequently, on 14 December 2023, the former Tillanchang was recommissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Tarmugli.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1985936|title=COMMISSIONING OF INS TARMUGLI|date=2023-12-13|access-date=2023-12-14}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Action of 30 March 2010]]
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}
{{Trinkat-class patrol vessel}}

[[Category:Trinkat-class patrol boats| ]]
[[Category:Ships built in India]]
[[Category:Patrol boat classes]]

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