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{{Use dmy dates|date=July | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} | ||
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{{Infobox | {{Infobox ship image | ||
|Ship image= | |Ship image= | ||
|Ship caption= INS ''Bitra'' near Port Blair | |Ship caption= INS ''Bitra'' near Port Blair | ||
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{{Infobox | {{Infobox ship class overview | ||
|Name= INS ''Bitra'' | |Name= INS ''Bitra'' | ||
|Builders= [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]] | |Builders= [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]] | ||
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| Ship identification=T66 | | Ship identification=T66 | ||
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|Ship type= Patrol vessels | |Ship type= Patrol vessels | ||
|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 | |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 2022}}</ref> | ||
|Ship length= {{convert|46|m|abbr=on}} | |Ship length= {{convert|46|m|abbr=on}} | ||
|Ship beam= {{convert|7.5|m|abbr=on}} | |Ship beam= {{convert|7.5|m|abbr=on}} | ||
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'''INS ''Bitra'' (T66)''', the second ship of | '''INS ''Bitra'' (T66)''', the second ship of {{sclass|Bangaram|patrol vessel}} of the [[Indian Navy]], 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 [[Bitra]] [[island]] in [[Lakshadweep]], 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 including [[satellite communication]] and [[global positioning systems]] is from [[Bharat Electronics Limited]], [[Electronics Corporation of India|ECIL]] and [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]. Rear Admiral Sanjay Vadgaokar commissioned the fast attack ship in [[Vasco da Gama, Goa]] on 28 March 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Navy commissions INS ''Bitra''|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20060328/291134.html}}</ref> | ||
==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
In December 2016 INS ''Bitra'' was operationally deployed to [[rescue]] 800 [[tourist]]s together with | In December 2016 INS ''Bitra'' was operationally deployed to [[rescue]] 800 [[tourist]]s together with {{INS|Bangaram}}, {{INS|Kumbhir|L22}} and LCU 38 from [[Havelock Island]] and ferry them to [[Port Blair]] as a result of a severe [[cyclonic storm]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Havelock Island: Navy to Rescue 800 Tourists Stranded in Andaman|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/rain-fury-at-havelock-island-in-andaman-indian-navy-deploys-ships-to-rescue-800-stranded-tourists-1320199.html}}</ref> | ||
In February 2016 together with | In February 2016 together with {{INS|Saryu}} visited [[Yangon]] in [[Myanmar]] on an official port visit.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Two Indian warships call at Myanmar port|url=http://www.news.civilserviceindia.com/two-indian-warships-call-at-myanmar-port/}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||