NEW DELHI: INS Tillanchang, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC), was today commissioned into the Indian Navy at Karwar naval base in Karnataka.
INS Tillanchang is the third ship of four WJFACs built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
The first two ships of the class, INS Tarmugli and INS Tihayu were commissioned in 2016 and are based at Visakhapatnam.
The ship has been indigenously designed and built and is an upgrade from the Chetlat class of Fast Attack Craft that the Indian Navy possesses.
INS Tillanchang was commissioned by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.
Speaking on the occasion, he said these ships play a vital role in light of security environment in the country and are designed to take on both conventional and asymmetric threats.
He said Tillanchang was able to achieve the fastest speeds among all WJFACs during the speed trials. (AGENCIES)
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