Launched on June 13 at M/s L&T, Kattupalli, “Anjadip” is the third of eight ships in the ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being constructed by M/s GRSE for the Indian Navy. VAdm R B Pandit, C-in-C (SFC), presided over the Launch Ceremony. Smt. Priya Pandit launched the ship to the recitation of an incantation from the Atharva Veda in accordance with naval nautical tradition. The ship’s name, Anjadip, refers to the strategic nautical significance attached to the island of Anjadip, which is located off the coast of Karwar. The island is a component of INS Kadamba and is connected to the mainland via a breakwater. The 7th ASW SWC ship’s keel was also laid by VAdm R B Pandit after the event.
On April 29, 2019, the MoD and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, inked a deal for the construction of eight ASW SWC ships. Four ships are being built at GRSE in Kolkata in accordance with the build strategy, while M/s L&T Shipbuilding in Kattupalli has been subcontracted to build the remaining four ships. Arnala class ships are intended to carry out anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, Low Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO), and Mine Laying activities, including subsurface surveillance in littoral waters. They will replace the Indian Navy’s current Abhay class ASW Corvettes. The 900 tonne, 77 m-long ASW SWC ships have a top speed of 25 knots and a range of 1800 nautical miles.
The three ships of the same class that have been launched in the past six months have strengthened our commitment to domestic shipbuilding as part of the government’s goal of “AatmaNirbhar Bharat.” By December 23, the project’s first ship is expected to be handed over to the Indian Navy. The ASW SWC ships would be made up of more than 80% domestic material, guaranteeing that large-scale defence production is carried out by Indian manufacturing facilities, creating jobs and enhancing capability in the nation.
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