Country’s third anti-submarine warfare corvette ‘Anjadeep’
‘Anjadip’, the 3rd of eight ships of ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy, was launched at M/s L and T, Kattupalli.
INS Anjadeep
- INS Anjadeep is the third ship in the eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow water craft (ASW-SWC) series.
- The ship has been named Anjadeep to reflect the strategic maritime importance of Anjadeep Island, located off Karwar.
- The island is connected to the mainland by a breakwater, and is part of INS Kadamba.
Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) Project
- The contract for construction of eight ASW-SWC ships was signed between the Ministry of Defense and Garden reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata in April 2019. INS Arnala was the first of the eight indigenously built ASW-SWCs.
- Four ships under the ASW-SWC project are being built at GRSE, Kolkata and construction of the remaining four ships has been sub-contracted to M/s L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli.
- The ASW-SWC ships are designed to conduct anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, low intensity maritime operations, mine laying and subsurface surveillance in coastal waters.
- The ASW SWC ships have a displacement of 900 tonnes with a maximum speed of 25 knots and an endurance of 1800 nm.
Source – PIB