Indian Navy’s 3 Anti-Submarine Warfare Ships Launched At Cochin Shipyard
On Thursday, three of the eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (abbreviated the ASWSWC) built by Cochin Shipyard Limited to serve the Indian Navy were concurrently launched at the Shipyard in Kochi.
The three ships, which will be commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Malvan, INS Mahe, and INS Mangrol, will be ready for delivery by the end of 2024.
.@cslcochin, under MoPSW achieves a maritime triumph with the launch of 3 Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft.With a speed of 25 knots these vessels are designed to fit indigenously developed state-of-the-art SONARS for underwater surveillance. @AatmaBharat @makeinindia pic.twitter.com/EFXZr2w3EB
— Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (@shipmin_india) November 30, 2023
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Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh, the Commander in Chief for Strategic Forces Command, Vice Adm. Suraj Berry, and the Commandant with the Naval Academy, Vice Adm. Puneet Bahl, were present for the launch. Madhu S Nair, CSL’s chair and MD, hosted the event.
The launch comes after the state-run Cochin Shipyard Limited and the Defence Ministry signed a Rs 6,311 crore contract in 2019 to build eight ASWSWCs for the Indian Navy.
According to officials, these Mahe class vessels will replace the Navy’s current Abhay class ASW corvettes and are geared for anti-submarine missions in coastal seas, low-intensity shipping, mine laying, and subsurface observation activities.
Reference: Indian Express