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Pradeep Kumar

06/09/21 10:05 AM IST

INS TABAR'S VISIT TO ALEXANDRIA

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As part of her ongoing overseas deployment, INS Tabar entered Alexandria harbour in Egypt on 03 Sep 21.

Details
  • The ship was received by officials from the Egyptian Navy and the Indian Defence Attache.
  • Later, in the evening, a reception was hosted onboard, for which Rear Admiral Ayman al-Daly, Commander of Alexandria Naval Base, was the Chief Guest.
  • The event was attended by a number of senior officers from the Egyptian Navy,  the Alexandria government and a large number from the Indian diaspora.
  • In addition, Commanding Officers and officers of Hellenic Navy ships Hydra and Lesbos and Cyprus Navy ship Andreas Loannides, which are visiting Alexandria for Exercise Bright Star with Egypt, were also present for the reception.
INS Tabar
  • It is a Talwar-class stealth frigate and forms part of the Indian Navy's Western Fleet which is based at Mumbai under the Western Naval Command.
  • The ship was built for the Indian Navy in Russia and was commissioned at St Petersburg in April 2004.
  • Along with her sister ships INS Talwar ("sword" in Sanskrit) and INS Trishul ("trident" in Sanskrit), INS Tabar is assigned to Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command, head-quartered in Mumbai.
  • INS Tabar is a well-equipped warship that has the ability to handle air/surface/sub-surface missions or defending herself operating either independently on maritime missions or supporting a larger naval task force.
Source: PIB, The Hindu

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