INS Tir (A86) (Hindi: Arrow) is the first dedicated cadets training ship to be built by Mazagon Dock Limited and commissioned as such by the Indian Navy.[1] She is the senior ship of the 1st Training Squadron of the Southern Naval Command.
.JPG) INS Tir (A86)
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| History | |
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| Name | INS Tir |
| Namesake | "Arrow" |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Commissioned | 21 February 1986 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8102191 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tir-class training ship |
| Displacement | 3,200 tons (full load) |
| Length | 105.85 m (347.3 ft) |
| Beam | 13.20 m (43.3 ft) |
| Draught | 4.8 m (16 ft) |
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| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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| Sensors and processing systems | Bharat/Racal Decca 1245 radar at I-band frequency |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | Platform for 1 HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv |
INS Tir was commissioned on 21 February 1986.[2] Sensors on board Tir include Decca Radar and a SATNAV (Satellite Navigation) system. She can carry up to 293 people on board, though her typical deployment is with 20 instructors and staff and 120 cadets.[3]
INS Tir is named after HMIS Tir, a River-class frigate of the Royal Indian Navy, earlier transferred from the Royal Navy where she served in World War II as HMS Bann (K256).
Operations
editAnti-piracy
editOn the evening of 5 February 2011, INS Tir was on a training mission west of the Suheli Par atoll in the Lakshadweep archipelago. She was alerted by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Mumbai about Somali pirate activity in the area to her west. INS Tir tracked the pirate skiffs to a hijacked Thai fishing trawler Prantalay 11 being used as a pirate mother ship.[4]
INS Tir was then joined by ICGS Samar of the Indian Coast Guard. When the cadets on board Tir ordered the pirate ship to stop for inspection, they were fired upon. The cadets returned fire in which three pirates were injured, before the pirates raised a white flag and surrendered. 28 pirates were arrested, and the 24 crew of the fishing trawler were rescued unharmed.[5][6]
On 1 October 2024, Indian Navy's First Training Squadron, including INS Tir, INS Shardul and ICGS Veera, reached Bandar Abbas, Iran for training purposes. The Indian flotilla was greeted by IRIS Zereh (P235) of the Iran Navy. The objective of the visit was enhancing maritime cooperation and interoperability.[7][8][9] On 5 October 2024, the First Training Squadron reached Muscat, Oman, the third time in the last decade. The flotilla will stay their until 9 October.[10] On 12 October 2024, INS Tir along with ICGS Veera reached Port of Manama, Bahrain.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Navy - Ins Tir". Bharat-Rakshak.com. 21 February 1986. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Warships - Tir". Pages.intnet.mu. 15 April 1983. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "World Navies Today: India". Hazegray.org. 25 March 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Anandan, S. (6 February 2011). "Navy, Coast Guard bust another pirate band". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ^ S. Anandan (6 February 2011). "News / National : Navy, Coast Guard bust another pirate band". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Indian navy captures 28 pirates from Thai vessel". The Times of India. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "India docks naval warships at Iran port as war escalates. Is this a strategic response to the Middle-East strife?". The Economic Times. 4 October 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Navy ships in Iran as part of training". The Times of India. 2 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Amid Middle East Tensions, Indian Warships Dock in Iran – A Bold Strategic Move". Financialexpress. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "LONG RANGE TRAINING DEPLOYMENT OF FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON TO MUSCAT, OMAN". Press Information Bureau. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "VISIT OF FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON TO BAHRAIN AND UAE". Press Information Bureau. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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