Russia: Yantar Shipyard Brings to An End Five Months of Trials for INS Teg

Trials, completed with the assistance of the Indian crew on 1 & 2. February, can be considered as the all-important event for Indian frigate the «Teg» («Sabre»). On the 1st of February in the Baltic sea the crew of the ship together with members of future Indian crew carried out missile-artillery firing and put an end to sea trials of the Frigate.

Training of Indian crew is going on now onboard the «Teg». Acquaintance with the new ship has been started with the small celebration. Indian crew arrived just before the national holiday of India – Republic day.

Ship practice of the Indian sailors and officers on the «Teg» is being passed under guidance of Andrey Karaush. For the total period of practice works the Indian crew and Yantar’s specialists are divided into 37 groups. Teaching in each team is executed by using an existing equipment.

For the most members of the Indian crew the ship is familiar as they have already worked on the first three Frigates, constructed in Saint-Petersburg. It makes the process of teaching much more easy as these Frigates are sister-ships.

Training was completed on the February 20th, after which the ship came back to the shipyard’s water area for dock inspection. Sea trials lasted five months, that is even less than scheduled period. The last exam for the ship will be Delivery-Acceptance Trials, which will be commenced just after undocking the ship.

JSC Yantar Shipyard, established on July 8th 1945, is specialized in construction of small- and middle-size warships and civil vessels, as well as ship-repair works. Through its history, the yard has built 154 warships and over 500 civil vessels. At present, the government represented by JSC Western Shipbuilding Center.

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Source: yantar, February 29, 2012; Image: shipyard-yantar