Officers of INS Taragiri the stealth guided missile frigate at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.

Officers of INS Taragiri the stealth guided missile frigate at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.
| Photo Credit: V RAJU

The biggest advantage is that 75% of the ship is built indigenously; it can sail for days and cover vast areas; Its engine is powered by both gas and diesel (CODOG); it also has the capacity to carry at least one helicopter of any make, from Kamov to MH-60R.

INS Taragiri, the fourth of the seven multi-mission stealth guided-missile frigates built under Project 17 Alpha, will be commissioned and inducted into the Indian Navy on Friday (April 3) at the Naval Dockyard of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam. Built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, it will be formally commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *