Anjadip Ship

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Recently, the ‘Anjadip’ Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft was delivered to the Indian Navy at Chennai.

About Anjadip Ship

• It is the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft.
• It is indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
• The ship derives its name from Anjadip Island located off the coast of Karwar, Karnataka.
• The ship is a reincarnation of the erstwhile INS Anjadip, a Petya class Corvette decommissioned in 2003.
  • The ASW SWC ships have been designed and constructed as per the Classification Rules of Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) under a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) of GRSE with M/s L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli.

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Features of Anjadip Ship

• Capacity: It has displacement capacity of 900 tons with a maximum speed of 25 knots and an endurance of 1,800 nautical miles.
• It is the largest Indian Naval Warship propelled by Waterjets.
• These are equipped with state of the art Lightweight Torpedoes, indigenously designed Anti-Submarine Rockets and shallow water SONAR.
• The ship stands as a testament to the growing domestic defence manufacturing ecosystem and reducing dependency on imports.
• Significance: The ship will strengthen Navy’s Anti-Submarine, coastal surveillance and mine laying capabilities.

Source: PIB