Tavasya , India‘s second ‘advanced frigate' seen here at its launch ceremony. (Indian Ministry of Defence)
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has launched the second ‘advanced frigate' on order for the Indian Navy, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced in a statement on 22 March.
It has been named Tavasya and is the second warship of its kind to be launched by GSL. It took to the water on the same date as the MoD's announcement. Tavasya's sister ship, Triput, took to the water at the shipyard's facilities in July 2024.
Both frigates are follow-on hulls to India's Talwar (Project 1135.6)-class guided-missile frigate programme. A contract to build these two frigates was awarded to GSL in January 2019.
Triput was laid down in January 2021 while the keel for Tavasya was laid down in June the same year.
Both Triput and Tavasya have been acquired under a 2016 intergovernmental agreement between New Delhi and Moscow.
Under the agreement, India acquired a total of four frigates that derive their design from Russia's Admiral Grigorovich (Project 11356M) class.
Two other frigates that were signed for under the agreement are being built by Russia's Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad.
The class, which has been dubbed as an ‘advanced frigate' has an overall length of 124.8 m, an overall beam of 15.2 m, and a draught of 4.5 m. It has a top speed of 28 kt.
It displaces 4,035 tonnes at full load and can accommodate a crew of 180 including 18 officers. It has a flight deck that can accommodate anti-submarine helicopters such as the Ka-28.
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