Indian Navy Welcomes Indigenous Frigate 'Triput'

The first of two Advanced Frigates under construction by Goa Shipyard (GSL) for the Indian Navy, was launched on Tuesday in Goa.

The ship has been named Triput, after the mighty arrow, representing the indomitable spirit of the Indian Navy and its ability to strike far and deep.

The contract for building two Triput class Advance Frigates was signed between the Ministry of Defence and Goa Shipyard Limited on 25 January 2019. The ship is designed for combat operations against enemy surface ships, submarines and aircraft. The Triput class ships are 124.8 m long and 15.2 m wide, with a draught of 4.5 m. Their displacement is approx. 3,600 tonnes and speed a maximum of 28 knots. The ships are equipped with stealth features, advanced weapons and sensors and platform management systems.

Being constructed at GSL, the Triput class of ships followed on ships of the Teg and Talwar class ships acquired from Russia. These frigates are being constructed for the first time indigenously by an Indian Shipyard.

In line with the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative, a large percentage of the equipment fit, including weapons & sensors is of indigenous origin, thereby ensuring that large-scale defence production is executed by Indian manufacturing units, generating employment and capability enhancement within the country.

In keeping with maritime tradition, the ship was launched by Rita Sreedharan to the invocation from Atharva Veda, in the presence of PS Sreedharan Pillai, Governor of Goa.