INS Tarmugli (T91)

MCGS Huravee, formerly INS Tarmugli (T91), was a patrol vessel of the Car Nicobar-class of Indian Navy and the first ship in the series of four Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC). The ship was commissioned by Vice Admiral HCS Bisht AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.[1][2] The indigenously conceived, designed and built ship, named after an island of same name in the Andaman archipelago is capable of operating in shallow waters at high speeds. Built for extended coastal and off-shore surveillance and patrol duties the warship is fitted with advanced MTU engines, water jet propulsion as well as latest communication equipment.[3]

History
India
NameINS Tarmugli (T91)
NamesakeTarmugli Island
Operator Indian Navy
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Yard number2109
Launched30 June 2015
Commissioned23 May 2016
Decommissioned07 April 2023
IdentificationMMSI number: 419001107
StatusTransferred to Maldivian Coast Guard as MCGS Huravee on 02 May 2023
Maldives
NameMCGS Huravee
Commissioned02 May 2023
StatusCommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeCar Nicobar-class
TypePatrol vessel
Displacement320 tonnes
Length48 meters
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Endurance2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km)
Complement45
Armament1 X 30 mm CRN 91 gun, 2 X 12.7 mm HMG, multiple MMG, 9K38 Igla Surface-to-Air missile

She was donated to the Maldivian Coast Guard on 2 May 2023, and commissioned as MCGS Huravee, replacing an older Trinkat-class vessel.[4][5]

References
  1. "INS Tarmugli Commissioned Into Indian Navy In Visakhapatnam".
  2. "INS Tarmugli Joins the Indian Navy".
  3. "Navy commissions new fast attack ship INS Tarmugli".
  4. "Eastern Naval Command bids farewell to INS Tarmugli in Visakhapatnam". 7 April 2023.
  5. "Rajnath Singh hands over Fast Patrol Vessel, Landing Craft Assault ship to Maldives". 2 May 2023.
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