Article Posted on : - Dec 15, 2023

INS Tarmugli during its commissioning at the naval dockyard, Visakhapatnam. (Photo: PIB)

NEW DELHI (BNS): Indian Navy has commissioned fast attack craft (FAC) 'INS Tarmugli' at a ceremony held at the naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command.  

The ship was commissioned on Thursday in the presence of Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Materiel, Indian Navy, an official statement said.  

The ship is a Trinkat-class FAC which was gifted to the Maldivian Naval Defence Forces (MNDF) in 2006 by the Govt of India. The ship was returned to the Indian Navy in May this year, which also provided an in-service waterjet FAC, to MNDF as the new 'MCGS Huravee'.

Post extensive restoration work by the naval dockyard, Visakhapatnam, the FAC has been reincarnated in its present avatar, the Indian Defence Ministry said in a statement.

The warship is fitted with MTU engines, latest communication equipment, a 30-mm gun, and an advanced radar system and will be extensively used for coastal surveillance and protection of our ODAs (offshore development areas) in the KG Basin area along the East Coast of India.

INS Tarmugli is being commanded by Cdr Satpal Singh Sangwan. The 46- metre ship, named after a picturesque island in the Andaman group, displaces 320-tonne and can achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots.