Context:
The Launching Ceremony of INS Tushil, the ship of Indian Navy in Kaliningrad.
Key Highlights:
- INS Tushil, an initiative of the Indian and Russian companies, is an advanced Krivak III class frigate.
- The ship is powered by engines from Ukraine’s Zorya Nashproekt and is the seventh in the series of Krivak type frigates.
- It is the first of the two follow-on vessels currently constructed in Russia.
- INS Tushil is a blue water warrior in all dimensions.
Krivak Class Fritgate:
- Designed by Soviet Union; called Project 1135 Burevestnik or storm petrel.
- Constructed for Soviet Navy from 1970s.
- Until 1977, they were big anti-submarine warfare ships.
- The NATO reporting class name is Krivak.
- Krivak I, Krivak II, Krivak IV navy, and Krivak III coast guard are the classes.
