INS ''Batti Malv'' (T67) is the 3rd ship of the s of the

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, designed for interdiction against fast moving surface vessels and for search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the

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. Named after the

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in Nicobar, the vessel was designed and built by

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. The diesel generators on board are supplied by

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India. The electronic equipment on board including

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and

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is from

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, ECIL and

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. The ship was launched on 28 June 2005 for patrolling operations along the coast of

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. Like the other

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s of the class this ship has an

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system supplied by ABB, switchboards from GEPC, DG sets from Cummins India, living spaces designed by

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as well as a built-in RO (

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) plant. The ship was commissioned 31 July 2006 by Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh at

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Operations

In April 2010 INS ''Batti Malv'' took part in the Indo Singaporean naval exercise SIMBEX alongside Indian Navy’s other ships namely INS Mahish (L19) (

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), (Destroyer), INS Jyoti (Tanker) as well as a

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from the

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, in addition to fixed wing and rotary wing

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. In March 2011 the

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apprehended three boats with 23 Myanmar

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off

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during routine

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along the western side of

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islands. In the 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance where the aircraft still remains missing; 8 members of the 29 on board were technicians who were going to Port Blair to undertake some repair work on the CRN-91 weapon system mounted on INS ''Batti Malv''. In 2014 the ship alongside

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INS Sahyadri INS ''Sahyadri'' (F49) is a stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class features improved stealth and land attack capabilities over the preceding s. The ship is affiliated with Indian Army's Poona Horse The Poona Horse ...

, INS Saryu was pressed into search for the missing

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alongside other international navies. The plane which was on its way to

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had disappeared over the

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The ship also took part in a training exercise with

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in 2009 off

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island.

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