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Mahesh

14/06/23 06:36 AM IST

ANJADIP

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  • Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd recently achieved a remarkable feat in shipbuilding as it launched two warships of different classes and laid the keel of a third vessel on the same day.
Features of the Ship
  • ‘Anjadip’, the 3rd of eight ships of ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy.
  • The ship has been named Anjadip to signify the strategic maritime importance accorded to the island of Anjadip, located off Karwar.
  • The island is connected to the mainland by a breakwater and is part of INS Kadamba.
  • The contract for building eight ASW SWC ships was signed between MoD and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata on 29 Apr 19.
  • Arnala class of ships will replace the in-service Abhay class ASW Corvettes of Indian Navy and are designed to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, Low Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO), and Mine Laying operations including subsurface surveillance in littoral waters.
  • The 77 m long ASW SWC ships have a displacement of 900 tons with a maximum speed of 25 knots and endurance of 1800 NM.
  • The ASW SWC ships will have over 80% indigenous content, thereby ensuring that large scale defence production is executed by Indian manufacturing units, generating employment and capability enhancement within the country.
  • Sanshodhak is a Hindi word which means discoverer or investigator.
  • This is an apt name for the SVL that will be carrying out hydrographic surveys to chart the ocean floor and provide valuable information on our seas and oceans for defence purposes.
Source- PIB

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