INS Brahmaputra (F31)

INS "Brahmaputra" (F31) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Indian Navy. She is one of the recently inducted, indigenously built guided missile frigates fitted with a modern missile systems. She and her two sister ships, INS "Betwa" and INS "Beas", were built at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkatta.

The design and construction of the ship is entirely Indian, and is a modification of the Godavari class of frigates [cite news
url = http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Brahmaputra.html
date = 2007-05-05
title = Type 16A Brahmaputra class
accessdate = 2008-01-28
publisher = Bharat rakshak page on Brahmaputra class frigate] . It is fitted with an array of modern sensor suites and matching weapon systems that allows her to take on any threat. Commissioned on 14 Apr 2000 and presently commanded by Captain Kapil Gupta, this 3,600-tonne ship is convert|125|m|ft|0 long and can easily do speeds up to 30 knots. She operates the Westland Sea King helicopter and the MATCH (Multi Role Anti Submarine Torpedo Carrying Helicopter) helicopter, which is an ASW variant of the Chetak helicopter.

The "Brahmaputra" embodies the indomitable spirit of the river Brahamaputra [cite news
url = http://www.indembassyathens.gr/Defence/NOTE_INDIAN%20NAVAL%20SHIPS.htm
date = 2006-07-13
title = Indian naval ships visit to Greece
accessdate = 2006-07-27
publisher = Embassy Of India, Athens] in north-eastern India and the one-horned rhino that lives in the Brahamaputra valley.

The "Brahmaputra" along with three other Indian Naval ships recently aided the evacuation [cite news
url = http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2006/july/23/india_news/two_more_warships_sent_to_lebanon_to_evacuate_850_more.html
date = 2006-07-23
title = Two more warships sent to Lebanon to evacuate 850 more
publisher = IndianMuslims.info] of Indian, Sril Lankan and Nepalese civilians from Beirut during the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese conflict under the code name Operation Sukoon.

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