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BRAHMAPUTRA frigates (2000-2005)
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Beas 2006
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ब्रह्मपुत्र [Brahmaputra] | F31 | Garden Reach, Calcutta | 1989 | 29.1.1994 | 14.4.2000 | in service (2019) | |
| बीस [Beas] | F37 | Garden Reach, Kolkata | 26.2.1998 | 2002 | 11.7.2005 | in service (2019) | |
| बेतवा [Betwa] | F39 | Garden Reach, Kolkata | 22.8.1994 | 26.2.1998 | 7.7.2004 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 3850 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 4450 |
| Length, m | 123.6 pp 126.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 14.5 |
| Draught, m | 4.05 hull 4.50 max |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 Bhopal Y-160 geared steam turbines sets |
| Power, h. p. | 30000 |
| Max speed, kts | 27 |
| Fuel, t | oil 438 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(12) |
| Armament | F31, 39: 4 x 4 Uran SSM (16 3M24E), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 4 x 6 - 30/54 AK-630, 2 x 3 - 324 ILAS-3 TT (A244S, NST-58), 2 helicopters (Sea King) F37: 4 x 4 Uran SSM (16 3M24E), 3 x 8 Barak SAM (VLS,, 24 Barak), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 4 x 6 - 30/54 AK-630, 2 x 3 - 324 ILAS-3 TT (A244S, NST-58), 2 helicopters (Sea King) |
| Electronic equipment | F31, 39: BridgeMaster-E, Rashmi, RAWS-03, RAWL-02, Aparna, 2x Lynx-TMX radars, HUMSA, ATAS sonars, Pearl, MBAT ECM suites, 2x Deseaver, 2x Super Barricade decoy RL, G378 torpedo decoy, EMCCA CCS F37: BridgeMaster-E, Rashmi, EL/M-2238, RAWL-02, Aparna, EL/M-2221, 2x Lynx-TMX radars, HUMSA, ATAS sonars, Pearl, Ellora ECM suites, 2x Deseaver, 2x Super Barricade decoy RL, G378 torpedo decoy, EMCCA CCS |
| Complement | 351 |
Standard scale images
Brahmaputra 2000
Graphics
Beas 2006
Project history
Design is very similar to the previous Godavari class but with updated weapon and sensor suites. The difficulty in obtaining equipment ordered in Russia prior to the 1991 crash delayed completion, and first two ships were commissioned without a SAM system. The design is non-stealthy, with high, vertical hull sides, much topside clutter, and numerous corner reflectors. Have one pair of non-retractable fin stabilizers.
Modernizations
2008, Brahmaputra; 2009, Betwa: - RAWS-03 radar; + 3 x 8 Barak SAM (VLS, 24 Barak), EL/M-2238, EL/M-2221 radars
Naval service
5.12.2016 Betwa slipped off support blocks in the dry dock in Mumbai during repair. Ship was refloated 22.2.2017, repair was continued.
