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{{Short description|Type of Indian naval vessel}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
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|Ship image= INS Tarmugli (T91) near Visakhapatnam port.jpg
| image = INS Tarmugli (T91) near Visakhapatnam port.jpg
|Ship caption=INS ''Tarmugli'' (T91) near [[Visakhapatnam]] port.
| image_caption = INS ''Tarmugli'' (T91) near [[Visakhapatnam]] port.
}}
 
|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview
| name = ''Car Nicobar'' class
| builders = [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]
| operators = *{{navy|India}}
*{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldivian Coast Guard]]
| class_before = {{sclass|Bangaram|patrol vessel|4}}
| class_after = [[Next Generation Fast Attack Crafts | NGFAC Class]]
| subclasses =
| cost = * {{INRConvert|500|c|year=2007|lk=on}} overall cost
          * {{INRConvert|35|c|year=2007|lk=on}} for each ship
| built_range = 2007–2017
| in_service_range =
| in_commission_range = 2009-present
| total_ships_building =
| total_ships_planned = 14
| total_ships_completed = 14
| total_ships_canceled =
| total_ships_active = * 13 {{navy|India}}
                        * 1 {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldivian Coast Guard]]
| total_ships_laid_up =
| total_ships_lost =
| total_ships_retired = 0
| total_ships_preserved =
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| header_caption =
| type = [[Fast attack craft]]
| displacement = *''Fleet I'': {{cvt|293|t}}<ref name="jfs-1617">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2016–2017|date=2016|publisher=[[Jane's Information Group]]|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710631855|page=357|edition=119th|chapter=India}}</ref>
                  *''Fleet II'': {{cvt|315|t}}<ref name="jdw-1jul15" />
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| beam = {{cvt|7.5|m|ftin}}<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
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| decks =
| deck_clearance =
| ramps =
| ice_class =
| power =
| propulsion = *3 × MTU 16V 4000 M90 diesel engines, {{cvt|11,238|PS}}
                *3 × Hamilton HM811 waterjets<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
| speed = {{cvt|35|kn|lk=in}}<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
| range = {{cvt|2000|nmi}} at {{cvt|13|kn}}<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
| troops =
| complement =
| crew = 29 including 6 officers<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
| time_to_activate =
| sensors = *Navigation radar
            * LINK II tactical datalink and satellite communication (SATCOM) to [[GSAT-7|Rukmani]]<ref name="jdw-1jul15" />
            * Surface search radar<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
| EW =
| armament = * 1 × [[CRN 91 Naval Gun|CRN-91]] 30mm [[autocannon]]<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
              * [[9K38 Igla|Igla]] SA-18 [[surface-to-air missile|SAM]]<ref name="jdw-1jul15" />
              * 2 × 12.7&nbsp;mm [[heavy machine gun|HMGs]]<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
| armour =
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{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name=''Car Nicobar'' class
|Builders=[[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]
|Operators= *{{navy|India}}
|Class before= {{sclass|Bangaram|patrol vessel|4}}
|Class after=
|Subclasses=
|Cost= {{INRConvert|500|m|1}}
|Built range= 2007–2017
|In service range=
|In commission range= 14
|Total ships building=
|Total ships planned= 14
|Total ships completed= 14
|Total ships cancelled=
|Total ships active= 14
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost=
|Total ships retired=
|Total ships preserved=
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Hide header=
|Header caption=
|Ship type=[[Fast attack craft]]
|Ship displacement=*''Fleet I'': {{cvt|293|t}}<ref name="jfs-1617">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2016–2017|date=2016|publisher=[[Jane's Information Group]]|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710631855|page=357|edition=119th|chapter=India}}</ref>
*''Fleet II'': {{cvt|315|t}}<ref name="jdw-1jul15" />
|Ship length={{cvt|48.9|m|ftin}}<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
|Ship beam={{cvt|7.5|m|ftin}}<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
|Ship height=
|Ship draught={{cvt|2.1|m|ftin}}<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
|Ship draft=
|Ship depth=
|Ship hold depth=
|Ship decks=
|Ship deck clearance=
|Ship ramps=
|Ship ice class=
|Ship power=
|Ship propulsion=*3 × MTU 16V 4000 M90 diesel engines, {{cvt|11,238|PS}}
*3 × Hamilton HM811 waterjets<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
|Ship speed={{cvt|35|kn|lk=in}}<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
|Ship range={{cvt|2000|nmi}} at {{cvt|13|kn}}<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
|Ship troops=
|Ship complement=
|Ship crew= 29 including 6 officers<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
|Ship time to activate=
|Ship sensors=*Navigation radar
* LINK II tactical datalink and satellite communication (SATCOM) to [[GSAT-7|Rukmani]]<ref name="jdw-1jul15" />
* Surface search radar<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=* 1 × [[CRN 91 Naval Gun|CRN-91]] 30mm [[autocannon]]<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
* [[9K38 Igla|Igla]] SA-18 [[surface-to-air missile|SAM]]<ref name="jdw-1jul15" />
* 2 × 12.7&nbsp;mm [[heavy machine gun|HMGs]]<ref name="jfs-1617"/>
|Ship armour=
|Ship aircraft=
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|Ship notes=
}}
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The '''''Car Nicobar'' class''' of high-speed [[offshore patrol vessel]]s are built by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]] (GRSE) for the [[Indian Navy]]. The vessels are designed as a cost-effective platform for patrol, anti-piracy and rescue operations in [[India]]'s [[Exclusive Economic Zone#India|exclusive economic zone]].
The '''''Car Nicobar'' class''' of high-speed [[offshore patrol vessel]]s are built by [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]] (GRSE) for the [[Indian Navy]]. The vessels are designed as a cost-effective platform for patrol, anti-piracy and rescue operations in [[India]]'s [[Exclusive Economic Zone#India|exclusive economic zone]]. In 2023, one of the ships, INS Tarmugli, was donated to the [[Maldivian Coast Guard]].<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news|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|newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{cite news|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|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=2 May 2023}}</ref>


The class and its vessels are named for Indian islands. They are the first [[water jet (propulsion)|water jet-propelled]] vessels of the Indian Navy.<ref name=id-rep4229>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4229|title=Indian Navy to Commission INS Carnicobar, INS Chetlat|publisher=India Defence|date=16 February 2009|access-date=16 September 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814060245/http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4229|archive-date=14 August 2011}}</ref>
The class and its vessels are named for Indian islands. They are the first [[water jet (propulsion)|water jet-propelled]] vessels of the Indian Navy.<ref name=id-rep4229>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4229|title=Indian Navy to Commission INS Carnicobar, INS Chetlat|publisher=India Defence|date=16 February 2009|access-date=16 September 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814060245/http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4229|archive-date=14 August 2011}}</ref>
Unlike the [[United States Coast Guard]]'s similarly sized [[Sentinel class cutters]], the class is propelled by water jets, at up to {{convert|35|knots|kph}}, where the American patrol vessels conventional propulsion systems maximum stated speed is {{convert|28|knots|kph}}.  Both classes have a mission endurance of {{convert|2000|nmi|km}}.
INS ''Kalpeni'' (T-75) visited the [[Port of Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] from 19 to 21 October 2024 as a part of Operational Turnaround. The ship with a 70-member was commanded by [[Lieutenant commander|Lieutenant Commander]]  Sunil K Kulhari.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-10-19 |title=Indian navy fast attack craft INS Kalpeni arrives in Colombo |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/world/indian-navy-fast-attack-craft-ins-kalpeni-arrives-in-colombo-3239948 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
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The last four ships are an improved variant of the ''Car Nicobar''-class patrol boats and have been dubbed 'follow on waterjet fast attack craft' (FOWJFAC) by the Indian Navy. Improvements include an enhanced electrical power generation capacity of 280&nbsp;kW and twice the reverse osmosis (RO) capacity at 4 tonnes per day.<ref name="jdw-1jul15">{{cite news |last1=Mazumdar |first1=Mrityunjoy |title=GRSE launches three fast attack craft for Indian Navy |url=https://www.janes.com/article/52703/grse-launches-three-fast-attack-craft-for-indian-navy |work=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly |date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705010451/https://www.janes.com/article/52703/grse-launches-three-fast-attack-craft-for-indian-navy |archive-date=5 July 2015}}</ref>
The last four ships are an improved variant of the ''Car Nicobar''-class patrol boats and have been dubbed 'follow on waterjet fast attack craft' (FOWJFAC) by the Indian Navy. Improvements include an enhanced electrical power generation capacity of 280&nbsp;kW and twice the reverse osmosis (RO) capacity at 4 tonnes per day.<ref name="jdw-1jul15">{{cite news |last1=Mazumdar |first1=Mrityunjoy |title=GRSE launches three fast attack craft for Indian Navy |url=https://www.janes.com/article/52703/grse-launches-three-fast-attack-craft-for-indian-navy |work=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly |date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705010451/https://www.janes.com/article/52703/grse-launches-three-fast-attack-craft-for-indian-navy |archive-date=5 July 2015}}</ref>


==Vessels==
==Ships in the class==


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{| class="wikitable"
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| 27 November 2007
| 27 November 2007
| 16 February 2009
| 16 February 2009
|Chennai
|Port blair
|Active<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=47493 |title=Commissioning of INS Carnicobar & INS Chetlat |publisher=Government of India |date=13 February 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194156/http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=47493 |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>
|Active<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=47493 |title=Commissioning of INS Carnicobar & INS Chetlat |publisher=Government of India |date=13 February 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194156/http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=47493 |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
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| 16 July 2008
| 16 July 2008
| 10 September 2009
| 10 September 2009
|[[Port Blair]]
|[[Port Blair|Sri Vijaya Puram]]
|Active
|Active
|-
|-
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| 16 July 2008
| 16 July 2008
| 10 September 2009
| 10 September 2009
|[[Port Blair ]]
|[[Port Blair|Sri Vijaya Puram]]
|Active<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyindia.com/show/333266.php |title=Indian Navy inducts two fast attack crafts to boost surveillance |publisher=Daily India |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074327/http://www.dailyindia.com/show/333266.php |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
|Active<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyindia.com/show/333266.php |title=Indian Navy inducts two fast attack crafts to boost surveillance |publisher=Daily India |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074327/http://www.dailyindia.com/show/333266.php |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
|-
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| T77
| T77
| 29 March 2010
| 29 March 2010
| 12 July 2011<ref>[http://www.irna.ir/ENNewsShow.aspx?NID=30474552&SRCH=1 Indian Navy commissions Fast attack craft INS Koswari] {{dead link|date=September 2014}}</ref>
| 12 July 2011<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.irna.ir/ENNewsShow.aspx?NID=30474552&SRCH=1 |title=Indian Navy commissions Fast attack craft INS Koswari |access-date=12 July 2011 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528063053/https://www.irna.ir/ENNewsShow.aspx?NID=30474552&SRCH=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|Port Blair
|Karwar
| Active
| Active
|-
|-
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| 29 March 2010  
| 29 March 2010  
| 25 August 2011
| 25 August 2011
| Karwar
| Port Blair
| Active<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/186232/fast-attack-warship-ins-karuva.html |title=Fast attack warship INS Karuva commissioned |newspaper=Deccan Herald|access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082006/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/186232/fast-attack-warship-ins-karuva.html |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
| Active<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/186232/fast-attack-warship-ins-karuva.html |title=Fast attack warship INS Karuva commissioned |newspaper=Deccan Herald|access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082006/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/186232/fast-attack-warship-ins-karuva.html |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
|-
! colspan=9 | '''Fleet II: FOWJFAC<ref name="jdw-1jul15" />'''
! colspan=9 | '''Fleet II: FOWJFAC<ref name="jdw-1jul15" />'''
|-
| 2109
| {{INS|Tarmugli|T91|2}}
| T91
| rowspan=4|{{align|center|[[GRSE]]}}
| 30 June 2015
| 23 May 2016
|[[Visakhapatnam]]
|Active<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/ins-tarmugli-joins-the-indian-navy-116052300832_1.html |url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160526015454/http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/ins-tarmugli-joins-the-indian-navy-116052300832_1.html | title = INS Tarmugli Joins the Indian Navy | archive-date = 26 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-tarmugli-joins-indian-navy|title=INS Tarmugli joins the Indian Navy {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524103836/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-tarmugli-joins-indian-navy|archive-date=24 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2110
| 2110
| {{INS|Tillanchang|T92|2}}
| {{INS|Tillanchang|T92|2}}
| T92
| T92
| rowspan=3|{{align|center|[[GRSE]]}}
| 30 June 2015
| 30 June 2015
| 9 March 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/ins-tillanchang-commissioned-to-indian-navy-by-vice-admiral-girish-luthra/580582/|title=INS Tillanchang commissioned to Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra|date=2017-03-09|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2017-03-09|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311184847/http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/ins-tillanchang-commissioned-to-indian-navy-by-vice-admiral-girish-luthra/580582/|archive-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>
| 9 March 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/ins-tillanchang-commissioned-to-indian-navy-by-vice-admiral-girish-luthra/580582/|title=INS Tillanchang commissioned to Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra|date=2017-03-09|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2017-03-09|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311184847/http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/ins-tillanchang-commissioned-to-indian-navy-by-vice-admiral-girish-luthra/580582/|archive-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>
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| Mumbai
| Mumbai
|Active
|Active
|-
!colspan=8 | {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldivian Coast Guard]]
|-
! colspan=9 | '''Fleet II'''
|-
| 2109
| MCGS Huravee (formerly {{INS|Tarmugli|T91|2}})
|
| rowspan=1|{{align|center|[[GRSE]]}}
| 30 June 2015
| 23 May 2016
|
|Transferred to [[Maldivian Coast Guard]] and commissioned on 2 May 2023 as MCGS Huravee<ref name="thehindu.com"/><ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com"/>
|}
|}


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INS ''Car Nicobar'' and INS ''Chetlat'' are based in [[Chennai]] under India's Eastern Naval Command.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021757620100.htm |title=Indigenously designed Fast Attack Crafts commissioned |date=17 February 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103212149/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021757620100.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref>
INS ''Car Nicobar'' and INS ''Chetlat'' are based in [[Chennai]] under India's Eastern Naval Command.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021757620100.htm |title=Indigenously designed Fast Attack Crafts commissioned |date=17 February 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103212149/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021757620100.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref>


INS ''Cankarso'' and INS ''Kondul'' are based in [[Goa]] under the Western Naval Command.<ref name=1india>{{cite web |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/03/navalship-that-helped-catch-somali-pirates-returns-togoa-aid0126.html |title=Naval ship that helped catch Somali pirates returns to Goa |publisher=oneindia news |date=3 February 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120718/http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/03/navalship-that-helped-catch-somali-pirates-returns-togoa-aid0126.html |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
INS ''Cankarso'' and INS ''Kondul'' are based in [[Goa]] under the Western Naval Command.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}  


INS ''Kalpeni'' is based in [[Kochi]] under the Southern Naval Command.<ref name=kondul>[http://www.grse.nic.in/Handing%20over%20of%20WJFAC.pdf Handing over of WJFAC, Yd No. 2063 (Kalpeni) – 25 Aug 10]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719194935/http://www.grse.nic.in/Handing%20over%20of%20WJFAC.pdf |date=19 July 2011 }}</ref>
INS ''Kalpeni'' is based in [[Kochi]] under the Southern Naval Command.<ref name=kondul>[http://www.grse.nic.in/Handing%20over%20of%20WJFAC.pdf Handing over of WJFAC, Yd No. 2063 (Kalpeni) – 25 Aug 10]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719194935/http://www.grse.nic.in/Handing%20over%20of%20WJFAC.pdf |date=19 July 2011 }}</ref>


===Operation Island Watch===
===Operation Island Watch===
In January 2011, as a part of ''Operation Island Watch'', INS ''Cankarso'' and INS ''Kalpeni'' were deployed on anti-piracy patrol to the west of the [[Lakshadweep]] archipelago.<ref name=1india/> On 28 January, ''Cankarso'' responded to a [[Mayday (distress signal)|''Mayday'']] call from a [[container ship]]. Upon reaching the site, she saw [[Somali pirate]] [[skiff]]s being hoisted aboard a hijacked [[Thailand|Thai]] [[fishing trawler]], ''Prantalay 14'', which was being used as a pirate [[mother ship]].<ref name=hindu_commissioned>{{cite news|title=Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra commissioned|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2088393.ece|access-date=21 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 June 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610182911/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2088393.ece|archive-date=10 June 2011}}</ref><ref name=csm>{{cite news |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0207/India-pushes-back-on-Somali-pirates-new-mother-ship-offensive |title=India pushes back on Somali pirates' new 'mother ship' offensive |publisher=CSMonitor.com |date=7 February 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102250/http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0207/India-pushes-back-on-Somali-pirates-new-mother-ship-offensive |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
In January 2011, as a part of ''Operation Island Watch'', INS ''Cankarso'' and INS ''Kalpeni'' were deployed on anti-piracy patrol to the west of the [[Lakshadweep]] archipelago.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} On 28 January, ''Cankarso'' responded to a [[Mayday (distress signal)|''Mayday'']] call from a [[container ship]]. Upon reaching the site, she saw [[Somali pirate]] [[skiff]]s being hoisted aboard a hijacked [[Thailand|Thai]] [[fishing trawler]], ''Prantalay 14'', which was being used as a pirate [[mother ship]].<ref name=hindu_commissioned>{{cite news|title=Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra commissioned|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2088393.ece|access-date=21 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 June 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610182911/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2088393.ece|archive-date=10 June 2011}}</ref><ref name=csm>{{cite news |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0207/India-pushes-back-on-Somali-pirates-new-mother-ship-offensive |title=India pushes back on Somali pirates' new 'mother ship' offensive |publisher=CSMonitor.com |date=7 February 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102250/http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0207/India-pushes-back-on-Somali-pirates-new-mother-ship-offensive |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>


''Cankarso'' ordered the pirated ship to stop for inspection. The pirates on board fired on ''Cankarso'' as they tried to flee west towards [[Somalia]]. ''Cankarso'' returned the fire, which hit some of the fuel drums stored on ''Prantalay 14''{{'}}s deck for refuelling the skiffs. The mother ship was set ablaze and sank, even as ''Kalpeni'' and an [[Indian Coast Guard]] patrol vessel, ICGS ''Sankalp'', reached the site. 15 pirates were arrested, and the 20 crew of the fishing trawler were all rescued unharmed.<ref name=mb>{{cite web |url=http://www.marinebuzz.com/2011/01/30/pirate-mother-ship-prantalay-sinks-off-lakshadweep-during-anti-piracy-operations-by-india/ |title=Pirate Mother Ship Prantalay Sinks off Lakshadweep during Anti Piracy Operations by India |publisher=MarineBuzz.com |date=30 January 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403182538/http://www.marinebuzz.com/2011/01/30/pirate-mother-ship-prantalay-sinks-off-lakshadweep-during-anti-piracy-operations-by-india/ |archive-date=3 April 2016}}</ref>
''Cankarso'' ordered the pirated ship to stop for inspection. The pirates on board fired on ''Cankarso'' as they tried to flee west towards [[Somalia]]. ''Cankarso'' returned the fire, which hit some of the fuel drums stored on ''Prantalay 14''{{'}}s deck for refuelling the skiffs. The mother ship was set ablaze and sank, even as ''Kalpeni'' and an [[Indian Coast Guard]] patrol vessel, ICGS ''Sankalp'', reached the site. 15 pirates were arrested, and the 20 crew of the fishing trawler were all rescued unharmed.<ref name=mb>{{cite web |url=http://www.marinebuzz.com/2011/01/30/pirate-mother-ship-prantalay-sinks-off-lakshadweep-during-anti-piracy-operations-by-india/ |title=Pirate Mother Ship Prantalay Sinks off Lakshadweep during Anti Piracy Operations by India |publisher=MarineBuzz.com |date=30 January 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403182538/http://www.marinebuzz.com/2011/01/30/pirate-mother-ship-prantalay-sinks-off-lakshadweep-during-anti-piracy-operations-by-india/ |archive-date=3 April 2016}}</ref>
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* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/201-Car-Nicobar-Class.html Car Nicobar Class – Bharat Rakshak]
* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/201-Car-Nicobar-Class.html Car Nicobar Class – Bharat Rakshak] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016044836/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/201-Car-Nicobar-Class.html |date=16 October 2011 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090411124648/http://news.oneindia.mobi/2007/11/28/494482.html INS Chetlat launched at GRSE]
* [https://archive.today/20130203183355/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071128/asp/calcutta/story_8599567.asp New age ship for patrol]
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071128/asp/calcutta/story_8599567.asp New age ship for patrol]
* [http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080716/1001618.html GRSE launches two modern warships for Indian Navy]


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The Car Nicobar class of high-speed offshore patrol vessels are built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy. The vessels are designed as a cost-effective platform for patrol, anti-piracy and rescue operations in India's exclusive economic zone. In 2023, one of the ships, INS Tarmugli, was donated to the Maldivian Coast Guard.[1][2]

The class and its vessels are named for Indian islands. They are the first water jet-propelled vessels of the Indian Navy.[3]

Unlike the United States Coast Guard's similarly sized Sentinel class cutters, the class is propelled by water jets, at up to 35 knots (65 km/h), where the American patrol vessels conventional propulsion systems maximum stated speed is 28 knots (52 km/h). Both classes have a mission endurance of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km).

INS Kalpeni (T-75) visited the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 October 2024 as a part of Operational Turnaround. The ship with a 70-member was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Sunil K Kulhari.[4]

Design[edit | edit source]

The Car Nicobar-class vessels were designed and built by GRSE. Production of the class was fast tracked after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The vessels feature improved habitability with fully air-conditioned modular accommodation, on board reverse osmosis plant for desalination, and a sewage treatment plant.[3][5]

The vessels are each powered by three HamiltonJet HM811 water jets, coupled with MTU 16V 4000 M90 engines, delivering a combined 8,160 kW (10,940 hp) of power. An aluminium superstructure reduces weight and is designed to reduce radar cross-section.

As patrol vessels, they are lightly armed. They carry various sensors, including the Furuno navigation radar and sonar. Armament on board includes a 30 mm CRN-91 automatic cannon with an electronic day-night fire control system of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) origin. The vessels also mount two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (HMG) and multiple medium machine guns, besides carrying shoulder-launched Igla surface-to-air missiles to combat aerial threats.

The first two vessels commissioned were initially restricted to speeds up to 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) due to deficiency in the gearboxes, which was later rectified by KPCL. INS Kabra, the eighth in the class, has a top speed of more than 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The improved maneuverability and speed allows these vessels to have high-speed interdiction of fast-moving targets.[6]

The last four ships are an improved variant of the Car Nicobar-class patrol boats and have been dubbed 'follow on waterjet fast attack craft' (FOWJFAC) by the Indian Navy. Improvements include an enhanced electrical power generation capacity of 280 kW and twice the reverse osmosis (RO) capacity at 4 tonnes per day.[7]

Ships in the class[edit | edit source]

Yard No. Name Pennant number Builder Launched Commissioned Homeport Status
 Indian Navy
Fleet I
2057 Car Nicobar T69
GRSE
 23 November 2007 16 February 2009 Chennai Active
2058 Chetlat T70 27 November 2007 16 February 2009 Port blair Active[8]
2059 Cora Divh[9] T71 16 July 2008 10 September 2009 Sri Vijaya Puram Active
2060 Cheriyam T72 16 July 2008 10 September 2009 Sri Vijaya Puram Active[10]
2061 Cankarso T73 27 March 2009 29 June 2010 Goa Active[11]
2062 Kondul T74 27 March 2009 29 June 2010 Goa Active
2063 Kalpeni T75 27 March 2009 14 October 2010 Kochi Active
2064 Kabra T76 29 March 2010[12] 8 June 2011[13] Kochi Active
2065 Koswari T77 29 March 2010 12 July 2011[14] Karwar Active
2066 Karuva T78 29 March 2010 25 August 2011 Port Blair Active[15]
Fleet II: FOWJFAC[7]
2110 Tillanchang T92
GRSE
 30 June 2015 9 March 2017[16] Karwar Active
2111 Tihayu T93 30 June 2015 19 October 2016[17] Visakhapatnam Active
2112 Tarasa T94 30 June 2016[18] 26 September 2017[19][20] Mumbai Active
Maldives Maldivian Coast Guard
Fleet II
2109 MCGS Huravee (formerly Tarmugli)
GRSE
 30 June 2015 23 May 2016 Transferred to Maldivian Coast Guard and commissioned on 2 May 2023 as MCGS Huravee[1][2]

Operations[edit | edit source]

INS Car Nicobar and INS Chetlat are based in Chennai under India's Eastern Naval Command.[21]

INS Cankarso and INS Kondul are based in Goa under the Western Naval Command.[citation needed]

INS Kalpeni is based in Kochi under the Southern Naval Command.[22]

Operation Island Watch[edit | edit source]

In January 2011, as a part of Operation Island Watch, INS Cankarso and INS Kalpeni were deployed on anti-piracy patrol to the west of the Lakshadweep archipelago.[citation needed] On 28 January, Cankarso responded to a Mayday call from a container ship. Upon reaching the site, she saw Somali pirate skiffs being hoisted aboard a hijacked Thai fishing trawler, Prantalay 14, which was being used as a pirate mother ship.[6][23]

Cankarso ordered the pirated ship to stop for inspection. The pirates on board fired on Cankarso as they tried to flee west towards Somalia. Cankarso returned the fire, which hit some of the fuel drums stored on Prantalay 14's deck for refuelling the skiffs. The mother ship was set ablaze and sank, even as Kalpeni and an Indian Coast Guard patrol vessel, ICGS Sankalp, reached the site. 15 pirates were arrested, and the 20 crew of the fishing trawler were all rescued unharmed.[24]

In another operation on 13 March 2011, an Indian Navy patrol aircraft spotted the Mozambique-registered fishing vessel, Vega 5, when responding to a merchant ship reporting a pirate attack. Beira-based Vega 5, owned by Spanish company Pescamar Lda, had been captured on 27 December 2010 by pirates who were demanding US$1.8 million in ransom.[25] INS Kalpeni intercepted the pirated ship about 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) off Kochi on India's west coast. A fire broke out on the vessel when Kalpeni returned fired after being fired upon by the pirates. 61 pirates were rescued and arrested after they jumped into the Arabian Sea to escape the fire. The crew of Kalpeni put out the fire on board Vega 5, rescued her 13 crew members and escorted her to Mumbai. Rocket-propelled grenades and over 80 assault rifles were recovered from the pirates.[26][27]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eastern Naval Command bids farewell to INS Tarmugli in Visakhapatnam". The Hindu. 7 April 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rajnath Singh hands over Fast Patrol Vessel, Landing Craft Assault ship to Maldives". The Economic Times. 2 May 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Indian Navy to Commission INS Carnicobar, INS Chetlat". India Defence. 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  4. ↑ PTI (19 October 2024). "Indian navy fast attack craft INS Kalpeni arrives in Colombo". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "GRSE delivers two warships from Rajabagan Dockyard". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 16 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra commissioned". The Hindu. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy (1 July 2015). "GRSE launches three fast attack craft for Indian Navy". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Commissioning of INS Carnicobar & INS Chetlat". Government of India. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Launching Ceremony of Kora Divh(Yard-2059) and Cheriyam (Yard-2060) on 16 Jul 2008 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Indian Navy inducts two fast attack crafts to boost surveillance". Daily India. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  11. ↑ Launching Ceremony of Cankarso (Yard 2061), Kondul (Yard 2062), Kalpeni (Yard 2063) on 27 Mar 09 Archived 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "Simultaneous launching of three Waterjet Fast Attack Crafts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  13. ↑ "Indian Naval ship Kabra commissioning on Jun 8". IBNLive.in.com. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Indian Navy commissions Fast attack craft INS Koswari". Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Fast attack warship INS Karuva commissioned". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "INS Tillanchang commissioned to Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra". The Financial Express. 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  17. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Sumit (19 October 2016). "INS Tihayu commissioned". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Launch of GRSE Yards 2112 (FO-WJFAC) | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  19. ↑ "Indian Navy commissions fourth improved Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel | Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  20. ↑ "INS Tarasa commissioned into Indian Navy". The Economic Times. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "Indigenously designed Fast Attack Crafts commissioned". The Hindu. 17 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  22. ↑ Handing over of WJFAC, Yd No. 2063 (Kalpeni) – 25 Aug 10 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ↑ "India pushes back on Somali pirates' new 'mother ship' offensive". CSMonitor.com. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  24. ↑ "Pirate Mother Ship Prantalay Sinks off Lakshadweep during Anti Piracy Operations by India". MarineBuzz.com. 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  25. ↑ "Mozambique: Pirates Demand Ransom, Say 'Vega 5' Relatives". allAfrica.com. 6 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  26. ↑ "Indian Navy captures 61 pirates, rescues 13 sailors". DNA India. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  27. ↑ "Indian navy captures 61 pirates". The Daily Breeze News. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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