Trinkat-class patrol vessel

The Trinkat-class patrol vessels of the Indian Navy were designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.

INS Trinkat (T61)
Class overview
Name	Trinkat class
Builders	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators	Indian Navy Maldivian Coast Guard (former) Seychelles Coast Guard
Preceded by	Seaward class
Succeeded by	Bangaram class
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	2  Indian Navy 2 Seychelles Coast Guard
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessels
Displacement	260 ton (full load)[1]
Length	46 m (151 ft)
Beam	7.5 m (25 ft)
Propulsion	2 × MTU engines (3,500 hp each) 3 × 80 kW diesel generators
Speed	30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	33
Armament	1 × 2A42 Medak 30 mm gun

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 "Trinkat" class are named after islands from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or the Lakshadweep Islands.^{[citation needed]}

Ships in class

Name	Pennant	Homeport	Commissioned	Status
Trinkat	T61	Port Blair	28 September 2000	Active
Tillanchang (Now recommissioned as INS Tarmugli)	T62		17 March 2001	Transferred to Maldivian Coast Guard on 16 April 2006, as MCGS Huravee. Decommissioned on 2 May 2023, and transferred back to India. Recommissioned as INS Tarmugli 14 December 2023 after refit.[2]
Tarasa	T63		24 August 2001	Transferred to Seychelles Coast Guard on 7 November 2014 as PS Constant
Tarmugli	T64		4 March 2002	Transferred to Seychelles Coast Guard on 23 February 2005, as SCG PS Topaz

Replacements

While the older INS Tarasa and INS Tarmugli were transferred to Seychelles Coast Guard and INS Tillanchang was transferred to Maldivian Coast Guard, newer ships bearing the original names were launched starting in 2016. The new ships have also been designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers as Car Nicobar-class patrol vessels. The new INS Tarasa (T94), the follow-on water jet fast attack craft was launched in Kolkata on 30 June 2016. The new INS Tillanchang (T92) another water jet-powered fast attack craft was commissioned at Karwar on 9 March 2017. The new INS Tarmugli (T91) was commissioned at Vizag on 23 May 2016.^[3] These ships are similar in design and armament to the Trinkat-class ships that were transferred to Maldives and Seychelles, with added capabilities for enhanced endurance.

The newer INS Tarmugli (T91) was donated to the Maldives in May 2023.^[4][5] The older MCGS Huravee (formerly INS Tillanchang) was transferred back to India, and after inspection, was decided to be refitted and recommissioned. Subsequently, on 14 December 2023, the former Tillanchang was recommissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Tarmugli.^[6]

See also

• Action of 30 March 2010
• List of active Indian Navy ships