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The Indian Navy will commission the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC) Anjadip on February 27, adding another platform designed to hunt submarines in coastal waters. The ceremony will take place at Chennai Port, where the vessel will be commissioned into the Eastern Naval Command.
The warship is the third of eight vessels under the ASW-SWC programme aimed at strengthening coastal defence and underwater surveillance. The Ministry of Defence said the induction will enhance the Navy’s ability to detect and track submarines operating close to India’s shoreline.
The vessel is engineered to act as a ‘Dolphin Hunter’, focused on the detection, tracking, and neutralisation of enemy submarines in coastal areas. The ship is packed with an indigenous, cutting-edge Anti-Submarine Warfare weapons and sensor package, including the Hull-Mounted Sonar Abhay, and is armed with Lightweight Torpedoes and ASW Rockets.
Anjadip has been designed and built in India by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The ship was delivered to the Navy in December last year. The project is being executed through a public-private partnership with L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, and follows the classification standards of the Indian Register of Shipping.
The vessel is named after Anjadip Island off the coast of Karwar. The Navy has earlier operated a ship with the same name, a Petya-class corvette that was decommissioned in 2003.
At 77 metres in length, the ship is built for operations in shallow waters and near the coast. Its main role is anti-submarine warfare, using an indigenous sensor and weapons package. It includes the hull-mounted sonar Abhay, along with lightweight torpedoes and anti-submarine rockets. The platform has a water-jet propulsion system and can reach speeds of up to 25 knots, allowing quick response during patrols or missions.
Besides submarine hunting, Anjadip will undertake coastal surveillance, low-intensity maritime operations and search-and-rescue tasks. Its deployment is expected to strengthen maritime security along India’s eastern seaboard, including the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Officials say the ship carries more than 80 per cent indigenous content, reflecting the Navy’s push for domestic design and construction under the government’s self-reliance drive in defence manufacturing.
The commissioning ceremony will be presided over by Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff. With Anjadip joining the service, the Navy takes another step forward in expanding its coastal anti-submarine capabilities and its broader plan to build more warships domestically.
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