INS Tillanchang Commissioned at Karwar

INS Tillanchang Commissioned at Karwar

Question: Indigenously designed and built, INS Tillanchang, recently commissioned into the Indian Navy was built by which of the following companies?
a) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Kolkata
b) Hindustan Shipyard
c) Cochin Shipyard
d) Vipul shipyard
Ans (a)

  • On 9th March, 2017, INS Tillanchang, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command, at Karwar.
  • INS Tillanchang has been built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Kolkata. The ship has been indigenously designed and built and is an upgrade from the Chetlat class of Fast Attack Craft that the Indian Navy possesses.
  • It is the third ship of ‘Water Jet Fast Attack Craft’ category built by this company.
  • The first two ships of the class, IN ships Tarmugli and Tihayu were commissioned in 2016 and are based at Visakhapatnam.
  • INS Tillanchang is about 50 m long and powered by three waterjet propulsion system, which give it speeds of over 35 knots. It was able to achieve the fastest speeds among all ships of this category during the speed trials. The ship is armed with a 30 mm main gun and a number of light, medium and heavy machine guns to undertake operations at sea. It is manned by 50 personnel and commanded by Commander Adit Patnaik.
  • It is an ideal platform for a number of missions like coastal and off-shore surveillance, EEZ control, law enforcement as well as non-military missions such as Search and Rescue, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief.
  • INS Tillanchang will be based at Karwar under the operational control of the Flag Officer Commanding, Karnataka Naval Area.

Reference:
https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-tillanchang-commissioned-karwar