Navy's anti-submarine warfare ship launched

June 13, 2023 23:05

Anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft vessel being launched in Chennai/Navy/Twitter

An anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft vessel built by Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, for the Navy was launched at the Larsen and Toubro, Kattupalli Port in Chennai 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 vessel was named after the island of Anjadip located off Karwar Port, Karnataka signifying its strategic maritime importance, an official release said in Chennai.

The 'Arnala' class of ships built by GRSE would replace the current 'Abhay' class of Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettes of the Navy and are designed to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, low intensity maritime operations, subsurface surveillance among others.

The ships would have 80 per cent indigenisation.

Each ship measuring about 77 metre long, would have a displacement of 900 tons with a maximum speed of 25 knots and an endurance of 1,800 nautical miles.

Vice Admiral and Commander in Chief of the Strategic Forces Command R B Pandit was present at the launch ceremony on Tuesday. -- PTI

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