In an unfortunate event, India's one of the famous navy warships, INS Bramhaputra got substantially damaged after catching fire.
India is surrounded by water from almost three sides. Thus, in an era of significant political conflicts, a nation has to focus on strong naval base and power. To strengthen India's power and conducting essential transfer of goods as well as emergency operations, there are a few warships, one of them is INS Bramhaputra. As India's glory, INS Bramhaputra recently faced an unprecedented accident, in this article, we delve into the captivating features of this warship, uncovering amazing facts highlighting its illustrious past and advanced capabilities.
“The fire was detected by the ship’s duty staff while carrying out routine maintenance work onboard the ship. The ship’s fire fighting team immediately commenced fire fighting action and was augmented by the fire brigade from Naval Dockyard, Mumbai and other units in the vicinity. No casualties have been reported in the incident,” Indian Navy spokesperson briefed on July 22.
WHAT COULD HAVE GONE WRONG IN THE CASE OF INS BRAHMAPUTRA?
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Currently, the fire is brought under control and repair staffs conducted “sanitisation checks for assessment of residual risk of fire,” as mentioned by Navy spokesperson.
Meanwhile, this is not the first fire accident of any warship. Since the last decade, at least 20 such accidents are reported with a few casualties. Previously, Indian navy has lost 2 of its vessels due to accident.
Made in India Warship: INS Brahmaputra is the lead ship, classified as “guided missile frigates” of the Indian Navy. The warship is manufactured by Kolkata-based company Garden Reach Shipyard and Engineers (GRSE). Launched in 1994, with a nickname of ‘The Raging Rhino’, INS Bramhaputra has the identification code of F31.
Captain Pradeep 'Billoo' Chauhan, VSM commissioned INS Brahmaputra on 14 April 2000.
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A Highly Advanced Warship: Modifying the Godavari class of frigates, Indian engineers developed this unique and modern warship. The frigate is equipped with modern sensor suites as well as matching weapon systems. The F31 operates the Westland Sea King helicopter and the MATCH (Multi-Role Anti-Submarine Torpedo Carrying Helicopter). Meanwhile, this is an “anti-submarine warfare variant of the Chetak helicopter,” as confirmed by Navy spokesperson.
The ship is equipped with a vast range of missile and torpedo launchers including close-range, medium-range aircraft as well as surface-to-air and surface-to-surface torpedoes.
Operation Sukoon: Under the command of Captain Kapil Gupta, INS Bramhaputra conducted Operation Sukoon in July 2006. During political conflicts, F31 was tasked with evacuation of three warships and a fleet tanker from the international waters of Lebanon.
Task Force Europe: INS Brahmaputra was again tasked in Europe to participate in “joint-exercises” with the Royal and the French Navy. The mission was conducted during May–July 2009.
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The name ‘Bramhaputra’ is derived from the famous river in Assam. Interestingly, this is the second warship with the same name. The first ship became operational in 1958. After its retirement, the current INS Bramhaputra was manufactured.
The famous one-horned rhino, native to the Brahmaputra valley influenced the nickname and symbol of ‘The Raging Rhino’.
The INS Brahmaputra represents India’s naval prowess and the nation's relentless dedication towards self-reliance in defense sector.
