The Indian Navy's INS Brahmaputra warship, docked at Mumbai Dockyard for refitting, overturned under mysterious circumstances after a fire broke out, leading to significant damage, and one sailor reported missing.
About INS Brahmaputra:
INS Brahmaputra is the first of the indigenously built 'Brahmaputra' class-guided missile frigates.
The Brahmaputra class, which replaces the Talwar class, is an indigenous upgrade on the Godavari class of frigates.
The class’s next two ships, INS Betwa and INS Beas, were similarly given river names; INS Brahmaputra is the class lead ship.
It was built by state-run Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE).
It was commissioned into the Indian Navy in April 2000.
Features:
The ship has a displacement of 5,300 tonnes, a length of 125 metres, and a beam of 14.4 metres
It is capable of speeds of more than 27 knots.
The ship is manned by a crew of 40 officers and 330 sailors.
The ship is fitted with medium-range, close-range and anti-aircraft guns, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, and torpedo launchers.
The ship has a wide array of sensors covering all facets of maritime warfare and is capable of operating Seaking and Chetak helicopters.
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