Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 24 (HBTV): Indian shipbuilding and repair company Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) delivered Mahe, the first of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWCs) that were indigenously designed and built by the company, to the Indian Navy on Thursday.
According to Cochin Shipyard PRO, the acceptance form was signed between Dr S Harikrishnan, Director (Operations), Cochin Shipyard Limited, and Commander Amit Chandra Choubey, Commanding Officer (Designate), Mahe, in the presence of Rear Admiral R Adhisrinivasan, CSO (Tech), Western Naval Command, Commodore Anup Menon, Warship Production Superintendent, Kochi, and other senior officials of the Indian Navy and CSL.
Cochin Shipyard stated that the warship has been designed and constructed in accordance with the classification rules of Det Norske Veritas (DNV). The 78-metre-long warship is the largest Indian naval ship propelled by a diesel engine–waterjet combination. The ship has been designed for underwater surveillance, search and rescue operations, and low-intensity maritime operations (LIMO).
According to the shipbuilding company, the vessel is capable of conducting ASW operations in coastal waters and has advanced mine-laying capabilities. The induction of ASW SWC ships is expected to significantly enhance the Indian Navy’s shallow-water anti-submarine warfare capacity.
Earlier, the sixth vessel in the series, named INS Magdala, was launched on Saturday at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi, the Ministry of Defence said in a press release. In keeping with naval maritime tradition, the ship was launched by Renu Rajaram in the presence of Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition (CWP&A), along with senior officials from the Indian Navy and CSL.
The ship, indigenously designed and built by Cochin Shipyard, is part of the Indian Navy’s initiative to strengthen its underwater domain awareness, anti-submarine warfare, and mine-laying capabilities.
(ANI)