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Context:  Anjadip’, the 3rd of eight ships of ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by M/s GRSE for the Indian Navy, was launched on 13 Jun 23 at M/s L&T, Kattupalli.

About Anjadip Ship

• The ship has been named Anjadip after the island of Anjadip, located off Karwar.
• It signifies the strategic maritime importance of the Island.
• The island is connected to the mainland by a breakwater and is part of INS Kadamba.
• The building of eight ASW SWC ships is as per the contract signed between MoD and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
• Four ships are being built at GRSE, Kolkata and the construction of a balance of four ships has been given to M/s L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli as per the terms of the contract.
• This Arnala class ship will replace the Abhay class ASW Corvettes of the Indian Navy

They are designed to undertake the following operations

• anti-submarine operations in coastal waters,
• Low-Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO), and
• Mine Laying operations including subsurface surveillance in littoral waters.

Importance of the ship

• The ASW SWC ships will have over 80% indigenous content
• Indigenisation makes it possible for large-scale defence production to be executed by Indian manufacturing units, generating employment and capability enhancement in the country.

Conclusion

The launch of three ships of the same class in such a short time reinforces our resolve towards indigenous shipbuilding as part of the Government’s vision of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’.

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1932044

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