The Indian Navy has received Anjadip, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), strengthening coastal defence and indigenous naval shipbuilding.
About Anjadip and ASW Shallow Water Craft
Anjadip is the third of eight ASW Shallow Water Crafts being inducted into the Indian Navy.
It is indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, in partnership with L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, under a public–private partnership model.
The vessel is built in accordance with Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) classification rules.
At about 77 metres in length, these are the largest Indian naval warships propelled by waterjets.
The craft is equipped with lightweight torpedoes, indigenous anti-submarine rockets, and shallow-water sonar, enabling effective detection and neutralisation of submarines.
It enhances the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capability, coastal surveillance, and mine-laying operations, particularly in littoral and shallow waters.
Over 80% indigenous content, including a 30-mm indigenous naval surface gun, aligns with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
Anjadip is named after Anjadip Island near Karwar, Karnataka, and revives the legacy of the earlier INS Anjadip, decommissioned in 2003.
DO YOU KNOW?Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC)
Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) are naval warships designed to detect and destroy submarines in shallow coastal waters.
They are equipped with sonars, torpedoes, and anti-submarine rockets.
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