Navy to commission Anjadip warship in Chennai on February 27

The Navy volition committee Anjadip, the 3rd vas of the eight-ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) project, astatine Chennai larboard connected February 27.

The ceremonial volition beryllium presided implicit by Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, and the vas volition articulation the Eastern Naval Command.

According to the Defence Ministry, the commissioning marks different important milestone successful India’s propulsion towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat successful defence manufacturing. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, the ASW-SWC task stands arsenic a testament to the country’s increasing indigenous warship plan and operation capabilities.

The vas is engineered to enactment arsenic a 'Dolphin Hunter', focused connected the detection, tracking, and neutralisation of force submarines successful coastal areas. Designed specifically for operations successful the littoral and shallow h2o environment. The 77-metre-long vas is equipped with an precocious indigenous ASW suite, including the hull mounted sonar ‘Abhay’, lightweight torpedoes and ASW rockets, the Ministry added.

Powered by a high-speed water-jet propulsion system, the warship tin execute speeds of up to 25 knots, enabling accelerated effect and sustained maritime operations. Apart from its superior ASW role, the agile level is susceptible of undertaking coastal surveillance, Low-Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO) and hunt and rescue missions, it added.

Named aft the historical Anjadip Island disconnected the seashore of Karwar, the vessel’s induction volition importantly heighten the Navy’s quality to unafraid India’s extended coastline and maritime interests, including Tamil Nadu and Puducherry areas. The summation of Anjadip reinforces the Navy’s ongoing translation into a modern, self-reliant and combat-ready force.