Indian Naval Ship, Ins Kiltan, arrived at Chittagong on Monday for a three-day goodwill visit as part of the ongoing close cooperation between the navies.
The ship was given a warm welcome by the Bangladesh Navy, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said.
INS Kiltan is the third ship of P 28 class Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvettes, indigenously built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. At 110m and displacing 3,000 tons, she is the Indian Navy's largest corvette.
“The ship incorporates advanced stealth features like superstructure made of carbon fibre and has an advanced suite of weapons and sensors which help her in carrying out her role of a ‘submarine hunter' effectively. She is also capable of carrying an ASW role helicopter,” the High Commission said.
The ship is named after the island of Kiltan - a beautiful coral island among the Lakshadweep Islands. The ship's motto is derived from the Sanskrit shloka “Shri Vijayo Bhutir Dhruva”, which means “Victory and Glory Always”.
Naval cooperation between India and Bangladesh is an important pillar of bilateral defence cooperation. Regular exchange of ship visits has played an important role in strengthening mutual trust and understanding between the two navies.
