PS Constant

PS Contant is a Trinkat-class patrol vessel owned and operated by the Seychelles Coast Guard. She was formerly operated by the Indian Navy as INS Tarasa (T63).^[1] India, as well as the United Arab Emirates, have helped equip the Seychelles Coast Guard with patrol vessels.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} India and the UAE helped equip the tiny Seychelles with these patrol vessels due to its strategic location, very near the area off the Horn of Africa that is notorious for pirate attacks.

PS Constant just prior to her commissioning into the Seychelles Coast Guard
History
India
Name	INS Tarasa
Namesake	Tarasa Dwip
Builder	Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Commissioned	24 August 2001
Identification	T63
Fate	Transferred to Seychelles Coast Guard on 7 November 2014
Seychelles
Name	PS Constant
Commissioned	7 November 2014
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Trinkat-class patrol vessel
Displacement	319 long tons (324 t)
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h)

India's most senior naval officer, Robin Dhowan, traveled to Seychelles, for the official handover.^[7] She was the second vessel India turned over to Seychelles. Tarmugli was re-christened PS Topaz when she was transferred in 2005.^[8]