INS Betwa (F39)

Betwa at anchor in 2011
History
India
NameINS Betwa
NamesakeBetwa River
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE)
Launched26 February 1998
Commissioned7 July 2004
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeBrahmaputra-class guided missile frigate
Displacement3850 tons full load
Length126.4 m (414 ft 8 in)
Beam14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
PropulsionTwo Bhopal turbines, 30,000 hp (22,000 kW), two 550 psi boilers and two shafts
SpeedIn excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement440–450 (incl. 40 officers + 13 aircrew)
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Air/Surface
  • 1 × AMDR Radar at S-band frequency
  • Air
  • 1 × Bharat/Signaal RAWL-02 (PLN 517) D-band radar (LW08 antenna)
  • Navigation
  • 1 × Decca Bridgemaster
  • 2 × Vision Master I band radar
  • Sonar
  • 1 × Bharat HUMSA sonar
  • 1 × Thales Sintra sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 2 × Kavach Chaff Launchers
  • 1 × BEL Radar Warning Receiver Suite
Armament
  • 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25 Switchblade) AShMs (4 x quadruple KT-184 launchers)
  • 2 × 8 Barak SAM VLS system
  • 1 × OTO Melara Super Rapid 76mm main gun
  • 4 × 6-barrelled 30mm AK-630 Gatling guns
  • 6 × 324mm ILAS 3 (2 x triple tubes) with Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesEnclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.

INS Betwa (F39) is a Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate currently in service with the Indian Navy. The ship is named for the Betwa River.

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