{"id":120506,"date":"2026-08-22T14:03:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=120506"},"modified":"2026-08-22T14:03:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:33:31","slug":"ins-mangrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-mangrol\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Mangrol"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INS Mangrol Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INS Mangrol, the third of the eight anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft (ASW SWC), indigenously designed and constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), was delivered to the Indian Navy recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INS Mangrol<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> third of the eight ASW SWC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indigenously <\/span><b>designed and constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been designed <\/span><b>primarily <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for<\/span><b> anti-submarine warfare operations in shallow coastal waters,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where detecting and tracking submarines can be particularly challenging.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The warship can <\/span><b>also undertake underwater surveillance, Search and Rescue <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">operations and Low Intensity Maritime Operations, besides possessing <\/span><b>mine-laying capabilities.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The warship has been named \u2018Mangrol\u2019 after the <\/span><b>historic and strategically significant <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coastal <\/span><b>township of Mangrol in Gujarat\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s Surat district.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>INS Mangrol <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ASW SWC ships are 78 m long and have a displacement of approx. 900 tons, with a maximum speed of 25 knots.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is powered by a <\/span><b>Diesel Engine-Waterjet Propulsion system.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is fitted with advanced systems, including <\/span><b>lightweight torpedoes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indigenous ASW rockets, and shallow-water sonars.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has over 80% indigenous content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been designed and <\/span><b>constructed in accordance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the c<\/span><b>lassification rules of Det Norske Veritas (DNV).\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DNV is the <\/span><b>world&#8217;s leading classification society<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a recognized advisor for the <\/span><b>maritime industry. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/csl-delivers-ins-mangrol-to-indian-navy\/article71374982.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Mangrol is an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) of the Indian Navy. 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