The Indian Navy on Monday, the 23rd May has commissioned indigenously built and highly manoeuvrable Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli. The commissioning ceremony was held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in the presence of Vice Admiral HCS Bisht, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
It is first of the four highly manoeuvrable fast attack crafts being built by GRSE. The commissioned ship will strengthen the coastal patrol and surveillance operations along the east coast.
Here are the key points of recently commissioned INS Tarmugli:
1. The ship is named after a picturesque Tarmugli island located in the Andaman group.
2. INS Tarmugli is indigenously made, designed and built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) of Kolkata.
3. It is an improved version of the first Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) which was conceived, designed and built indigenously, as part of the nation’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and indigenisation efforts in the warship design and construction.
4. INS Tarmugli weighs 320-tonne and is 48 meters in length.
5. It can achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots.
6. It is fitted with advanced MTU engines, water jet propulsion, and the latest communication equipment.
7. It is manned by a team comprising 4 officers and 41 sailors with 1 Commanding Officer. Commander Sreejith S Nair has been appointed as the ship’s commissioning Commanding Officer.
8. It is built for extended coastal and offshore surveillance and patrol the warship. It is capable of operating in shallow waters at high speeds and is equipped with enhanced firepower.
9. It is equipped with of a 30 mm CRN 91 gun, an electronic day-night fire control system namely Stabilised Optronic Pedestal (SOP), two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (HMG) and multiple medium machine guns and shoulder-launched Igla surface-to-air missiles to combat aerial threats.
10. INS Tarmugli will be based in Visakhapatnam under the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh). It would be deployed for coastal patrol and surveillance operations along the East Coast of India.
