INS Tihayu
.jpg) Tihayu (T93). | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | INS Tihayu (T93) |
| Operator |  Indian Navy |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers |
| Yard number | 2111 |
| Launched | 30 June 2015 |
| Commissioned | 19 October 2016 |
| Home port | Visakhapatnam |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Swift and Sure[1] |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Car Nicobar-class |
| Type | Fast attack craft |
| Displacement | 325 tons |
| Length | 48.9 m (160 ft) |
| Beam | 7.5 m |
| Draft | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Endurance | 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) [2] |
| Complement | 45 (4 officer 41 enlisted) |
| Armament |
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INS Tihayu (T93) is a fast attack craft[3] of the Car Nicobar class in the Indian Navy and the third ship in the series of four Follow On Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (FOWJFAC). Named after Tihayu island of Nicobar archipelago the ship can have an additional package of about 11 machine guns of different variants.[4] The ship equipped with enhanced firepower is capable of operating in shallow waters at high speed. Suited for extended coastal and offshore surveillance and patrol, production of the Car Nicobar-class ships by GRSE was fast-tracked after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.[5] She participated at the International Fleet Review 2026 held at Visakapatanam.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "INS Tihayu commissioned into Indian Navy in city". The Hindu. 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "New fast attack craft 'INS Tihayu' commissioned in Vizag". 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Indian Navy commissions Water Jet Fast Attack Craft at Mumbai - 26 Sep 17" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "INS Tihayu commissioned into Indian Navy in city". The Hindu. 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Indian Navy commissions new fast attack craft 'INS Tihayu'".
- ↑ "IFR & MILAN 2026". IFR & MILAN 2026. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.