Name Trinkat class Succeeded by Bangaram class | Preceded by Seaward class Type Patrol vessels | |
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Builders Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Operators Indian Navy Maldivian Coast Guard Seychelles Coast Guard | ||
The Trinkat-class patrol vessels of the Indian Navy were designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.
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Role
The patrol vessels carry out fisheries protection, anti-poaching, counter-insurgency and search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone. The vessels of the class are named after islands from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or the Lakshadweep Islands.
New Ships Launched
While older INS Tarasa, INS Tarmugli were transferred to to Seychelles Coast Guard and INS Tillanchang was transferred to Maldivian Coast Guard, newer ships bearing the same names have been launched in the last 1 year. The new ships have also been designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers under Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel. The new INS Tarasa (T94), the Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft was launched in Kolkata on 30th June 2016. The new INS Tillanchang another Water Jet powered Fast Attack Craft was commissioned at Karwar on March 9, 2017. These ships are almost similar in design, armament to their namesake ships that were transferred to Maldives and Seychelles with added capabilities for enhanced endurance.