Name INS Betwa Commissioned 7 July 2004 Length 126 m | Status in active service Draft 4.5 m | |
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Builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) Class and type Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate | ||
INS Betwa (F39) is a Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate currently in service with the Indian Navy. The ship is named for the Betwa River.
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Operation Sukoon
Betwa was a part of Task Force 54, returning from the Mediterranean, when the 2006 Israel-Lebanon Conflict broke out. As a part of Operation Sukoon, Betwa participated in the evacuation of Indian citizens from Lebanon to Cyprus.
Incidents
On January 4, 2014, the ship hit an unidentified object underwater and cracked the sonar dome.
On December 5, 2016, Betwa slipped off support blocks and onto its port side when undocking from a graving dock in Mumbai after repairs, killing 2 sailors and injuring 15 others. The ship's main mast was also damaged. Sources report the salvage and repair of the ship will take approximately two years. Resolve Marine Engineering, a US based firm, was contracted to salvage the vessel in January 2017 for a sum of Rs. 20 Crore.
On February 22, 2017, it was reported that the ship has been made upright. The plan is to make the ship operational by April 2018.
