NB Explains | Anti-submarine warfare vessel 'Anjadip' built for Indian Navy launched, achieves a significant feat

New Delhi, June 14: In a significant development, an anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft vessel built by Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), for the Navy was launched at the Larsen and Toubro, Kattupalli Port here on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Anjadip, is the third of the eight ships of the contract that was signed between Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata and Ministry of Defence in April 2019. The ship has been named Anjadip to signify the strategic maritime importance accorded to the island of Anjadip, located off Karwar. The island is connected to the mainland by a breakwater and is part of INS Kadamba.

 

 

The contract for building eight ASW SWC ships was signed between Defence Ministry and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata on April 29, 2019.

 

 

As per the build strategy, four ships are being built at GRSE, Kolkata and construction of balance four ships has been sub-contracted to M/s L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli. Arnala class of ships will replace the in-service Abhay class ASW Corvettes of Indian Navy and are designed to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, Low Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO), and Mine Laying operations including subsurface surveillance in littoral waters. The 77 m long ASW SWC ships have a displacement of 900 tons with a maximum speed of 25 knots and endurance of 1800 NM.

 

 

With the launch of Anjadip, GRSE has achieved a significant feat of launching three vessels of Arnala-class under six months. Earlier, GRSE had launched INS Arnala (on 20 December 2022) and INS Androth (on 23 March 2023), the first and the second vessel of Arnala-class shallow water craft, as well.

 

"Three ships of the same class were launched in a span of six months reinforces Indian Navy's resolve towards indigenous shipbuilding as part of the Government’s vision of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’," the Defence Ministry said. The first ship of the project is planned to be delivered to Indian Navy by December 23.

 

The ASW SWC ships will have over 80% indigenous content, thereby ensuring that large scale defence production is executed by Indian manufacturing units, generating employment and capability enhancement within the country.