Trinkat-class patrol vessel

The Trinkat class patrol vessels of the Indian Navy were designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.

Role
The patrol vessels carry out fisheries protection, anti-poaching, counter-insurgency and search-and-rescue operations in coastal areas and in the exclusive economic zone. The vessels of the class are named after islands from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or the Lakshadweep Islands.