INS Trinkat

INS Trinkat (T61)
Class overview
Name	INS Trinkat
Builders	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	Seaward class
Succeeded by	Bangaram class
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	260 ton (full load) [1]
Length	46 m (151 ft)
Beam	7.5 m (25 ft)
Propulsion	2 × MTU engines (3,500 hp each) 3 × 80 kW diesel generators
Speed	30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	33
Armament	1 × 2A42 Medak 30 mm gun

INS Trinkat is a patrol vessel of the Indian Navy were designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers ^[2] in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Role

The patrol vessel carry out fisheries protection, anti-poaching, counter-insurgency and search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone. This ship is named after Trinkat Island. The vessels of the class are named after islands from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or the Lakshadweep Islands.

See also

• Action of 30 March 2010
• List of active Indian Navy ships

References

1. Vessel, Fast Patrol. "Trinkat Class - Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy" . Retrieved 17 March 2017.
2. "Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd Corporate Brochure" (PDF). Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2025.