INS Tabar [SEP] vessel class
INS Tabar
INS "Tabar" (F44) (translated as "Battle axe") is the third of the of the Indian Navy. The frigate was commissioned on 19 April 2004 in Kaliningrad, Russia. INS "Tabar" is the first vessel in the "Talwar" class to be armed with supersonic BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles. She is also equipped with Barak 1 missiles. The current Commanding Officer (CO) of "Tabar" is Capt Hemant Padbidri, Sea Harrier pilot, graduate of Defence services
, while several pirates managed to escape via a speedboat under the cover of darkness. Recalling the incident to media persons, an Indian naval spokesman, Commander Nirad Sinha, said that "INS "Tabar" encountered a pirate vessel south west of Oman with two speedboats in tow. This vessel was similar in description to the 'mother vessel' mentioned in various piracy bulletins. INS "Tabar" closed in on the vessel and asked her to stop for investigation. Pirates were seen roaming on the upper deck of the vessel with