INS Teg
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = INS Tej (F45) at sea.jpg | Ship caption = INS Teg at sea }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = India | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}} | Ship name = INS Teg | Ship namesake = "Saber" | Ship motto = "Towards Eternal Glory" | Ship ordered = 14 July 2007{{Cite web| url = http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Future/189-Frigate.html | title = Modified Krivak III Class}} | Ship builder = Yantar Shipyard | Ship laid down = July 2007 | Ship launched = 27 November 2009 | Ship acquired = 1 September 2011 | Ship commissioned = 27 April 2012 | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship honours = | Ship fate = | Ship status = {{Ship in active service}} | Ship notes = | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Talwar|frigate}} | Ship displacement = *{{convert|3620|LT|t|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} standard
| Ship length = {{convert|124.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|15.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = {{convert|4.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = | Ship propulsion = *2 × DS-71 cruise turbines (9,000 shp))
| last = Wertheim | first = Eric | author-link = Eric Wertheim | title = The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems | place = Annapolis, Maryland | publisher = Naval Institute Press | page = 294 | year = 2007 | edition = 15th | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=5iDJCTRvNjEC&printsec=frontcover#PPA294,M1 | isbn = 978-1-59114-955-2}} | Ship speed = {{convert|30|kn|abbr=on}} | Ship range = *{{convert|4850|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|abbr=on}}
| Ship complement = 180 (18 officers) | Ship sensors = * 1 × 3Ts-25E Garpun-B surface search radar
| Ship EW = * 1 × TK-25E-5 EWS
| Ship armament = *Anti-air missiles:
| Ship armour = | Ship aircraft = 1 × Ka-28 Helix-A, Ka-31 Helix B or HAL Dhruv helicopter | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
INS Teg (F45) ({{Lit|Sword}}) is the fourth {{sclass|Talwar|frigate}} constructed for the Indian Navy. She was built by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, and was commissioned to Navy service on 27 April 2012.{{cite web | title = Indian Navy inducts stealth warship INS Teg |url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indian-navy-to-induct-warship-ins-teg-today/252666-3.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120430091255/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indian-navy-to-induct-warship-ins-teg-today/252666-3.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 30 April 2012 | publisher = IBN Live | access-date=27 April 2012 | date = 27 April 2012}} She is the first of the second batch of {{sclass|Talwar|frigate|1}}s to be completed.
Design
{{Main|Talwar-class frigate}}
Teg belongs to the {{sclass|Talwar|frigate|4}} of frigates. The Talwar-class guided missile frigates are modified Krivak III-class frigates built by Russia. These ships use stealth technologies and a special hull design to ensure a reduced radar cross section. Much of the equipment on the ship is Russian-made, but a significant number of systems of Indian origin have also been incorporated. The main differences between Teg and the earlier Talwar-class ships are the use of BrahMos missiles in place of the Klub-N missiles and the use of AK-630 instead of Kashtan in the earlier ships.{{cite web|url=https://sputniknews.com/20091127/157012714.html |title=Russia floats out first frigate for Indian Navy |publisher=RIA Novosti |date=27 November 2009 |access-date=6 April 2011}} It is the first of the three frigates built in Russia as a follow-up order to the first batch of Talwar-class frigates.
Construction
Teg was laid down on 27 July 2007 and launched on 27 November 2009. Following post-construction work, she began sea trials in the Baltic Sea on 1 September 2011.{{cite web |title=Russia begins trials of stealth frigate for Indian Navy |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-01/news/29953755_1_stealth-frigates-new-frigates-talwar-class |work=Economic Times|access-date=10 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202125440/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-01/news/29953755_1_stealth-frigates-new-frigates-talwar-class |archive-date=2 February 2014 |date=1 September 2011 |url-status=dead }} During Teg{{'}}s sea trials in mid-October, her port-side turbine was damaged, forcing a two-week delay in her trials schedule while repairs were made.{{cite web |title=Russia: INS Teg Receives New Cruising Turbine at Yantar Shipyard and Continues Sea Trials |url=http://shipbuildingtribune.com/2011/11/16/russia-ins-teg-receives-new-cruising-turbine-at-yantar-shipyard-and-continues-sea-trials/ |publisher=Shipbuilding Tribune |access-date=11 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515124443/http://shipbuildingtribune.com/2011/11/16/russia-ins-teg-receives-new-cruising-turbine-at-yantar-shipyard-and-continues-sea-trials/ |archive-date=15 May 2012 |date=16 November 2011 |url-status=dead }} Teg completed her sea trials in early December 2011, leaving only acceptance trials before her delivery to the Indian Navy in April 2012.{{cite web |title=Indian Navy's Frigate Successfully Passes Last Trials Before Delivery |url=http://shipbuildingtribune.com/2011/12/09/indian-navys-frigate-successfully-passes-last-trials-before-delivery/ |publisher=Shipbuilding Tribune |access-date=11 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430040612/http://shipbuildingtribune.com/2011/12/09/indian-navys-frigate-successfully-passes-last-trials-before-delivery/ |archive-date=30 April 2012 |date=9 December 2011 |url-status=dead }} These trials were completed in early February 2012.{{cite web |title=Yantar Shipyard Finishes Sea Trails (sic) for Indian Navy's Fourth Talwar Class Frigate |url=http://shipbuildingtribune.com/2012/02/08/yantar-shipyard-finishes-sea-trails-for-indian-navys-fourth-talwar-class-frigate/ |publisher=Shipbuilding Tribune |access-date=9 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210094226/http://shipbuildingtribune.com/2012/02/08/yantar-shipyard-finishes-sea-trails-for-indian-navys-fourth-talwar-class-frigate/ |archive-date=10 February 2012 |date=8 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Service
INS Teg was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 27 April 2012, at the Yantar shipyard at Kaliningrad in Russia. She was commissioned by Vice Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command with Captain Rakesh Kumar Dahiya serving as her first commanding officer.{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Ship 'Teg' commissioned into Indian Navy|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/PRel_120427_INSTeg-commissioned.pdf|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=28 April 2012|date=27 April 2012}}
On 17th July 2024, INS Teg was deployed along with an P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft to assist in search and rescue operations after a Comoros-flagged oil tanker MV Prestige Falcon capsized off the coast of Oman while heading towards port of Aden, Yemen. The crew included 3 Sri Lankans and 13 Indians and were reported missing. The oil tanker capsized while INS Teg was deployed in the vicinity. It received orders on July 15th and proceeded for the Search and Rescue mission along with the Royal Navy of Oman.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-17 |title=Indian Navy's INS Teg joins search operation for capsized vessel with 13 Indian crew |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-navys-ins-teg-joins-search-operation-for-capsized-vessel-with-13-indian-crew/articleshow/111800771.cms |access-date=2024-07-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Mayank |date=2024-07-17 |title=Indian Navy's INS Teg joins search operation to locate missing oil tanker with 13 Indians aboard |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Jul/17/indian-navys-ins-teg-joins-search-operation-to-locate-missing-oil-tanker-with-13-indians-aboard |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2024-07-17 |title=INS Teg, maritime aircraft P-8I, deployed near Oman to locate missing oil tanker with 13 Indians aboard {{!}} World News – India TV |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/ins-teg-maritime-surveillance-aircraft-p-8i-deployed-near-oman-to-locate-missing-oil-tanker-with-13-indians-aboard-updates-2024-07-17-942226 |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}
As of 18th July 2024, INS Teg rescued 8 Indians and one Lankan, while one was confirmed dead who was later confirmed to be an Indian national. The search for other crew members of the capsized ship is on. The capsized ship was submerged and inverted.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-17 |title=Oil tanker capsizes in Oman: 1 crew member dead; 8 Indians among 9 rescued |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/oil-tanker-capsize-in-oman-eight-indians-one-sri-lankan-rescued-9459718/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Watch: 8 Indians rescued from capsized oil tanker Prestige Falcon; Navy continues search |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2024/07/18/watch-8-indians-rescued-from-capsized-oil-tanker-prestige-falcon-navy-continues-search.html |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=The Week |language=en}} The Indians who were rescued have returned safely and are under care. {{Cite news |date=2024-07-18 |title=Eight Indians rescued off Oman coast return home; one body recovered |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/eight-indians-rescued-off-oman-coast-return-home-one-body-recovered/articleshow/111834417.cms |access-date=2024-07-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
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