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Photos: Indian Navy commissions INS Tarasa into service in Mumbai
INS Tarasa, an indigenously built Water Jet Fast Attack Craft was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Tuesday in Mumbai. It is described as an ideal platform to render missions like EEZ Patrol, law enforcement, non-military missions like search and rescue, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
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Navy officials aboard the newly commissioned INS Tarasa at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on September 26, 2017. INS Tarasa, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft intended for extended coastal and offshore surveillance and patrolling, was commissioned into the Indian Navy here on Tuesday by Western Naval Command chief Vice Admiral Girish Luthra. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)
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Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, who commissioned the vessel, expressed hope that ‘she would discharge her duties with elan and resolve, and bring laurels to the WNC’. He said the vessel, built in Kolkata, is of proven design with good endurance, low draught, high speed and manoeuvrability making her ideal for her primary role of extended coastal and offshore patrolling and surveillance. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)
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Navy soldiers during the commissioning of INS Tarasa, Water Jet Fast Attack Crafts (WJFAC) in Mumbai on Tuesday. INS Tarasa is 50 metres long, powered by three waterjets which give it speed of over 35 knots (65 kmph), and is armed with a 30mm main gun and several light, medium and heavy machine guns. It is commandeered by Lt Commander Praveen Kumar. (Shashank Parade / PTI)
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A Navy band seen before the commissioning ceremony of INS Tarasa into the Indian Navy. Luthra also praised the vessel’s crew and the Warship Overseeing Team, Kolkata, for ensuring that the ship was commissioned after completing all weapons and sensor trials. Besides, the maiden voyage of the vessel from Kolkata to Mumbai in rough weather bore testimony to her seaworthiness, he said. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral Girish Luthra inspects a guard of honour during the commissioning of INS Tarasa. It is the fourth and last of the Water Jet FACs built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata. (Shashank Parade / PTI)
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The first two -- INS Tarmugli and INS Tihayu -- were commissioned in 2016 and are based in Vishakhapatnam, and the third, INS Tillanchang, was commissioned in March this year and is based in Karwar.These ships are an upgrade of the Car Nicobar Class FACs of the Indian Navy, which were also indigenously designed and built by GRSE, Kolkata. (Shashank Parade / PTI)
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Navy soldiers perform a drill during the commissioning of INS Tarasa, Water Jet Fast Attack Crafts (WJFAC) in Mumbai. Besides coastal and offshore surveillance, Tarasa is described as an ideal platform to render missions like EEZ Patrol, law enforcement, non-military missions like search and rescue, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (Shashank Parade / PTI)
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