INS Brahmaputra (1994)

	INS Brahmaputra departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20 June 2009
History
India
Name	INS Brahmaputra
Namesake	River Brahmaputra
Builder	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Launched	29 January 1994
Commissioned	14 April 2000
Identification	F31
Nickname(s)	The Raging Rhino
Status	Temporarily inactive, sustained severe damage in major fire
General characteristics
Class & type	Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate
Displacement	3,850 tons
Length	126.4 m (414 ft 8 in)
Beam	14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines, 22,370 kW (30,000 shp), 2 shafts
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)+
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Complement	440 to 450 (Including 40 officers + 13 aircrew)
Sensors &; processing systems	Radar; BEL RAWS-03 air/surface search radar; BEL/Signaal RAWL-02 (PLN 517) air search radar; Decca Bridgemaster/BEL Rashmi PIN 524 navigation radar; Sonar; BEL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array); Thales Sintra towed array sonar; Fire control; BEL Aparna radar (Kh-35 SSM); Elta EL/M-2221 radar (Barak SAM); BEL Shikari opto-electronic trackers (guns);
Electronic warfare; & decoys	BEL Ajanta Mk.2C Electronic Warfare system; ELLORA Electronic Support Measures system; BEL Radar Warning Receiver Suite; Countermeasures; 2 × chaff/flare launcher; Super Barricade chaff launcher; 2 × Graesby G738 or BEL TOTED towed torpedo decoy;
Armament	16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 x quadruple KT-184 launchers); 24 × Barak SAM (3 x octuple VLS units); 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun; 4 × AK-630 6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun; 2 × RBU-6000 213 mm anti-submarine rocket launcher; 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes);
Aircraft carried	1 Sea King

INS Brahmaputra (F31) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Indian Navy. She was built at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.

On 21 July 2024, the ship listed on one side during maintenance in Mumbai dockyard after a major fire onboard. The Navy had immediately initiated an investigation for the incident. As of May 2025, the ship is being repaired and is expected to regain its seaworthiness by early 2026 and will be combat-ready by mid-2026.

History
INS Brahmaputra departing Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20 June 2009
India
Name	INS Brahmaputra
Namesake	River Brahmaputra
Builder	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Launched	29 January 1994
Commissioned	14 April 2000
Identification	F31
Nickname(s)	The Raging Rhino
Status	Temporarily inactive, sustained severe damage in major fire
General characteristics
Class & type	Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate
Displacement	3,850 tons
Length	126.4 m (414 ft 8 in)
Beam	14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines, 22,370 kW (30,000 shp), 2 shafts
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)+
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Complement	440 to 450 (Including 40 officers + 13 aircrew)
Sensors & processing systems	Radar BEL RAWS-03 air/surface search radar BEL/Signaal RAWL-02 (PLN 517) air search radar Decca Bridgemaster/BEL Rashmi PIN 524 navigation radar Sonar BEL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array) Thales Sintra towed array sonar Fire control BEL Aparna radar (Kh-35 SSM) Elta EL/M-2221 radar (Barak SAM) BEL Shikari opto-electronic trackers (guns)
Electronic warfare & decoys	BEL Ajanta Mk.2C Electronic Warfare system ELLORA Electronic Support Measures system BEL Radar Warning Receiver Suite Countermeasures 2 × chaff/flare launcher Super Barricade chaff launcher 2 × Graesby G738 or BEL TOTED towed torpedo decoy
Armament	16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 x quadruple KT-184 launchers) 24 × Barak SAM (3 x octuple VLS units) 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 4 × AK-630 6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun 2 × RBU-6000 213 mm anti-submarine rocket launcher 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes)
Aircraft carried	1 Sea King