Question: Recently, INS Tarasa, fourth and last of the follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft commissioned into the Indian Navy. This Craft is built by-
(a) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Kolkata
(b) Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
(c) Hindustan Shipyard Ltd.
(d) Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.
Answer- (a)
Related Facts:
- On September 26th, 2017, INS Tarasa, fourth and last of the follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft commissioned into the Indian Navy.
- INS Tarasa, an upgrade of the Car Nicobar class Fast Attack Crafts is built the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
- INS Tarasa is 50 m long and powered by three waterjets which give it speeds of over 35 knots (65 kmph).
- The ship is armed with a 30 mm main gun indigenously built, and a number of light, medium and heavy machine guns to undertake costal defence operations.
- The ship is an ideal platform for missions like coastal and off-shore surveillance, EEZ Patrol, law enforcement as well as non-military missions such as Search and Rescue, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief.
- The new INS Tarasa will be based at Mumbai under the operational control of Western Naval Command.
- It is notable that this is the second ship of the Indian Navy to be named INS Tarasa.
- The first INS Tarasa was in service of the Navy from 1999 to 2014.
- It was gifted to Seychelles Coast Guard as a symbol of India’s partnership with friendly maritime nation in IOR.
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