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'''INS ''Talwar '' (F40)''' (translated as "Sword") is the lead ship of the {{sclass | '''INS ''Talwar '' (F40)''' (translated as "Sword") is the lead ship of the {{sclass|Talwar|frigate}}s of the [[Indian Navy]]. Its name means "Sword" in [[Hindi]] (see [[Talwar]]). She was built in [[Russia]], and commissioned into the Indian Navy on 18 June 2003. | ||
''Talwar'' is a multirole frigate and true to her name, has participated in various operations and exercises since her commissioning, including anti-piracy operations off the coast of [[Somalia]]. | ''Talwar'' is a multirole frigate and true to her name, has participated in various operations and exercises since her commissioning, including anti-piracy operations off the coast of [[Somalia]]. | ||
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''Talwar'' is the lead ship of her [[Ship class|class]] of frigates. The ''Talwar''-class guided missile frigates are modified [[Krivak-class frigate|Krivak III-class]] frigates built by Russia. Much of the equipment on the ship is Russian-made, but a significant number of systems of Indian origin have also been incorporated. | ''Talwar'' is the lead ship of her [[Ship class|class]] of frigates. The ''Talwar''-class guided missile frigates are modified [[Krivak-class frigate|Krivak III-class]] frigates built by Russia. Much of the equipment on the ship is Russian-made, but a significant number of systems of Indian origin have also been incorporated. | ||
== | ==Operational history== | ||
''Talwar'' was built by the [[Baltic Shipyard|Baltiyskiy]] shipyard. She was launched in May 2000. Delivery to the Indian Navy was scheduled for May 2002 after running, state and acceptance trials. Sea trials were completed in the Baltic Sea on 29 May 2002. The ship was commissioned formally into the Indian Navy on 18 June 2003 by (later Vice Admiral) [[Satish Soni]]. INS ''Talwar'' arrived home at Mumbai's Naval Dockyard on 12 August 2003, after a long journey from St. Petersburg.<ref name="globalsec">{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-talwar.htm |title=Talwar Class Destroyer Project 11356 |website=globalsecurity.org |access-date=31 October | ''Talwar'' was built by the [[Baltic Shipyard|Baltiyskiy]] shipyard. She was launched in May 2000. Delivery to the Indian Navy was scheduled for May 2002 after running, state and acceptance trials. Sea trials were completed in the Baltic Sea on 29 May 2002. The ship was commissioned formally into the Indian Navy on 18 June 2003 by (later Vice Admiral) [[Satish Soni]]. INS ''Talwar'' arrived home at Mumbai's Naval Dockyard on 12 August 2003, after a long journey from St. Petersburg.<ref name="globalsec">{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-talwar.htm |title=Talwar Class Destroyer Project 11356 |website=globalsecurity.org |access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
===Service history=== | ===Service history=== | ||
INS ''Talwar'' has been deployed around the Indian Ocean, making friendly visits at various ports.<ref name="deploy2008">{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-begins-naval-games-with-france-africa/71411-3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312065831/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-begins-naval-games-with-france-africa/71411-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 March 2009 |title=India begins naval games with France, Africa |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |work=IBNLive |date=17 August 2008 |access-date=31 October | INS ''Talwar'' has been deployed around the Indian Ocean, making friendly visits at various ports.<ref name="deploy2008">{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-begins-naval-games-with-france-africa/71411-3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312065831/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-begins-naval-games-with-france-africa/71411-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 March 2009 |title=India begins naval games with France, Africa |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |work=IBNLive |date=17 August 2008 |access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref> She has also participated in various exercises including [[Malabar_2007#2008|Malabar 2008]] with the [[United States Navy]],<ref name="malabar2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.india-defence.com/reports/4053 |title=Malabar 2008: India, United States Begin Arabian Sea Naval War Games from 20 October 2008 |access-date=2009-08-10 |website=india-defence.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307083217/http://www.india-defence.com/reports/4053 |archive-date=7 March 2012 }}</ref> multinational maritime exercise ‘Cutlass Express 2021 (CE21)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|title=INS Talwar reaches Mombasa to participate in Exercise Cutlass Express 2021|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ins-talwar-exercise-cutlass-express-2021-mombasa-kenya-1833099-2021-07-27|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-28|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> and with the [[French Navy]].<ref name="deploy2008"/> | ||
===Anti-piracy measures off the Somali coast=== | ===Anti-piracy measures off the Somali coast=== | ||
On 28 May 2009, INS ''Talwar'', while escorting three merchant vessels - ''Maud'', ''Southern Independence'' and ''Aramis''. At around 10.20 GMT, while about {{convert|225|nmi|km}} east of Aden, ''Talwar'' received a distress signal from ''Maud'' about a skiff with eight armed persons on board approaching it at very high speed. The frigate immediately dispatched its Chetak helicopter armed with 7.62mm light machine guns which spotted pirates scrambling up a ladder hooked to MV ''Maud''. The helicopter fired on the two pirates on the ladder and they fell into the sea. Simultaneously, the frigate sent its naval commandos on Prahar high-speed inflatables to intercept the skiff. Six pirates were disarmed and their cache of Kalashnikov assault rifles, Katyushka rockets, a rocket launcher, flares and mobile phones were seized. Since the freighters were still in dangerous waters and needed escort, the frigate left the disarmed pirates to drift on the high seas after emptying their skiff's fuel tank and disabling it. The pirates were later arrested by warships from the global task force in a follow-up action.<ref name="piracy">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-30/india/28185609_1_indian-warship-pirate-attack-skiff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104194050/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-30/india/28185609_1_indian-warship-pirate-attack-skiff |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=Indian warship prevents another hijack attempt in Gulf of Aden |date=30 May 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=31 October | On 28 May 2009, INS ''Talwar'', while escorting three merchant vessels - ''Maud'', ''Southern Independence'' and ''Aramis''. At around 10.20 GMT, while about {{convert|225|nmi|km}} east of Aden, ''Talwar'' received a distress signal from ''Maud'' about a skiff with eight armed persons on board approaching it at very high speed. The frigate immediately dispatched its Chetak helicopter armed with 7.62mm light machine guns which spotted pirates scrambling up a ladder hooked to MV ''Maud''. The helicopter fired on the two pirates on the ladder and they fell into the sea. Simultaneously, the frigate sent its naval commandos on Prahar high-speed inflatables to intercept the skiff. Six pirates were disarmed and their cache of Kalashnikov assault rifles, Katyushka rockets, a rocket launcher, flares and mobile phones were seized. Since the freighters were still in dangerous waters and needed escort, the frigate left the disarmed pirates to drift on the high seas after emptying their skiff's fuel tank and disabling it. The pirates were later arrested by warships from the global task force in a follow-up action.<ref name="piracy">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-30/india/28185609_1_indian-warship-pirate-attack-skiff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104194050/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-30/india/28185609_1_indian-warship-pirate-attack-skiff |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=Indian warship prevents another hijack attempt in Gulf of Aden |date=30 May 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
The ship is affiliated with the 16th Cavalry of the Indian Army and continues to be a frontline warship of the Indian Navy's Western Fleet<ref>{{cite web|title=INS Talwar affiliated with 16th Light Cavalry|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/ins-talwar-affiliated-with-16th-light-cavalry_245250.html|website=Zee News}}</ref> | The ship is affiliated with the 16th Cavalry of the Indian Army and continues to be a frontline warship of the Indian Navy's Western Fleet<ref>{{cite web|title=INS Talwar affiliated with 16th Light Cavalry|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/ins-talwar-affiliated-with-16th-light-cavalry_245250.html|website=Zee News}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:11, 9 May 2022
_6468689.jpg) INS Talwar (F40) in 2020
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| Name: | INS Talwar |
| Namesake: | "Sword" |
| Ordered: | 17 November 1997 |
| Builder: | Baltiysky Zavod |
| Laid down: | 10 March 1999 |
| Launched: | 12 May 2000 |
| Commissioned: | 18 June 2003 |
| Status: | in active service |
| Badge: | INS Talwar seal |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | -class frigate |
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| Length: | 124.8 m (409 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
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| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
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| Complement: | 180 (including 18 officers) |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 x Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv helicopter |
INS Talwar (F40) (translated as "Sword") is the lead ship of the -class frigates of the Indian Navy. Its name means "Sword" in Hindi (see Talwar). She was built in Russia, and commissioned into the Indian Navy on 18 June 2003.
Talwar is a multirole frigate and true to her name, has participated in various operations and exercises since her commissioning, including anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia.
Design
Talwar is the lead ship of her class of frigates. The Talwar-class guided missile frigates are modified Krivak III-class frigates built by Russia. Much of the equipment on the ship is Russian-made, but a significant number of systems of Indian origin have also been incorporated.
Operational history
Talwar was built by the Baltiyskiy shipyard. She was launched in May 2000. Delivery to the Indian Navy was scheduled for May 2002 after running, state and acceptance trials. Sea trials were completed in the Baltic Sea on 29 May 2002. The ship was commissioned formally into the Indian Navy on 18 June 2003 by (later Vice Admiral) Satish Soni. INS Talwar arrived home at Mumbai's Naval Dockyard on 12 August 2003, after a long journey from St. Petersburg.[1]
Service history
INS Talwar has been deployed around the Indian Ocean, making friendly visits at various ports.[2] She has also participated in various exercises including Malabar 2008 with the United States Navy,[3] multinational maritime exercise ‘Cutlass Express 2021 (CE21)[4] and with the French Navy.[2]
Anti-piracy measures off the Somali coast
On 28 May 2009, INS Talwar, while escorting three merchant vessels - Maud, Southern Independence and Aramis. At around 10.20 GMT, while about 225 nautical miles (417 km) east of Aden, Talwar received a distress signal from Maud about a skiff with eight armed persons on board approaching it at very high speed. The frigate immediately dispatched its Chetak helicopter armed with 7.62mm light machine guns which spotted pirates scrambling up a ladder hooked to MV Maud. The helicopter fired on the two pirates on the ladder and they fell into the sea. Simultaneously, the frigate sent its naval commandos on Prahar high-speed inflatables to intercept the skiff. Six pirates were disarmed and their cache of Kalashnikov assault rifles, Katyushka rockets, a rocket launcher, flares and mobile phones were seized. Since the freighters were still in dangerous waters and needed escort, the frigate left the disarmed pirates to drift on the high seas after emptying their skiff's fuel tank and disabling it. The pirates were later arrested by warships from the global task force in a follow-up action.[5]
The ship is affiliated with the 16th Cavalry of the Indian Army and continues to be a frontline warship of the Indian Navy's Western Fleet[6]
References
- ↑ "Talwar Class Destroyer Project 11356". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "India begins naval games with France, Africa". IBNLive. Press Trust of India. 17 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Malabar 2008: India, United States Begin Arabian Sea Naval War Games from 20 October 2008". india-defence.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ↑ "INS Talwar reaches Mombasa to participate in Exercise Cutlass Express 2021". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Indian warship prevents another hijack attempt in Gulf of Aden". The Times of India. 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "INS Talwar affiliated with 16th Light Cavalry". Zee News.
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