The 315-tonne INS Tahiyu is the sixth Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) Car Nicobar Class vessel was commissioned and allotted to the Eastern Fleet of the Navy today at Vishakhapatnam.<br/><br/>The vessel was commissioned into the Indian Navy by the Flag-Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command Vice-Admiral H.C.S. Bisht. Built by Kolkata-based shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), INS Tahiyu is the 20th vessel in this class to be built by the shipyard. <br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports, it is an improved version of the earlier vessels and it can achieve a top operating speed of 35 knots per hour. The ship is fitted with three water jet propulsion systems, powered by marine diesel engines generating 2720 KW of power. The ship will be commanded by Commander Ajay Kashov and will have four officers and 41 crew members.