The Indian Navy commissioned the highly manoeuvrable fast attack craft INS Tarmugli at the Eastern Naval Command today. Tarmugli would be based in Visakhapatnam under the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh) and would be deployed for coastal patrol and surveillance operations along the Eastern Coast.<br/><br/>The ship is an improved version of WJFAC,conceived, designed and built indigenously. The commissioning of this ship completes the addition of another chapter to the nation's 'Make in India' initiative and indigenisation efforts in the field of warship design and construction.<br/><br/>Named after an island in the Andaman group, the 320-tonne INS Tarmugli, measuring 48 meters can achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots. Built for extended coastal and offshore surveillance and patrol the warship is fitted with advanced MTU engines, water jet propulsion and the latest communication equipment.