INS Talwar (F40)

Baltysky Sawod / Baltic Shipyard, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Standard: 3,620 ts Maximum: 4,035 ts

124.8 m

15.2 m

4.5 m

180 ( including 18 officers )

30 knots

• 4,500 nm at 14 knots
• 1,600 nm at 30 knots

A helicopter: Kamov Ka -27, Kamov Ka -31 or HAL Dhruv

The INS Talwar is a frigate of the Indian Navy and the first ship and namesake of the Talwar class.

On 19 November 2008, the Indian frigate INS Tabar ( Kriwak -IV) destroyed off the coast of Somalia a " pirate mother ship " after its crew refused a check and had opened fire on the warship. The alleged pirate mother ship later proved to be hijacked by pirates Thai fishing boat. On 28 May 2009 it prevented a grappling attempt by pirates on the cargo ship " Maud " in which two pirates were shot by the crew of onboard helicopter as they tried to climb the hull of the freighter.