Goa Shipyard Limited-Built INS Tarangini

INS Tarangini arrived at Visakhapatnam for the International Fleet Review and MILAN exercise beginning February 18. The sail training ship participated along with Indian and foreign naval vessels.

INS Tarangini:

Dimension	Key Details
Type	Indian Navy’s first Sail Training Ship
Built by	Goa Shipyard Limited
Commissioned	11 November 1997
Global Voyage	Became first Indian naval ship to navigate the globe during 2003 to 2004
Rig Type	Three masted barque square rigged on fore and mainmast and fore and aft rigged on mizzen mast
Endurance	Can remain at sea continuously for over 20 days
Crew and Training Capacity	Permanent crew comprises eight officers and thirty eight sailors and can train 30 cadets
Primary Role	Provides sail training including sailing setting and furling sails watch keeping and sail manoeuvres to officer cadets