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Navy inducts third ASW craft INS Mangrol
The Hindu··5d ago
INS Mangrol, the Indian Navy's third anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, was inducted off Mumbai on October 12, 2026. Vice-Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, presided. The ship was built by Cochin Shipyard Limited with over 80 percent indigenous content. It was delivered to the Navy on August 22, 2026, as the third of eight ASW-SWC vessels.
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What It Means For You
- The craft is built to detect and counter submarine threats in shallow and coastal waters where larger warships face limits.
- Besides anti-submarine work, it can do underwater surveillance, low-intensity maritime operations and mine warfare tasks.
- Three diesel engines and waterjet propulsion are meant to keep the hull manoeuvrable near the coast.
What's Happening
- Sensors and weapons listed include Abhay hull-mounted sonar, lightweight torpedoes, an indigenous anti-submarine rocket launcher and the Mareech Advanced Torpedo Decoy System.
- The delivery protocol on August 22 was signed by CSL Director (Operations) Harikrishnan S. and Commander U. Sharan Kumar, Commanding Officer (Designate).
- The Navy said the ship can operate with maritime patrol aircraft, helicopters and other warships.
Name And Lineage
- The ship is named after Mangrol, a fishing harbour town in Gujarat's Junagadh district.
- It continues the name of the erstwhile INS Mangrol (M85), a minesweeper that served until April 7, 2004.
- Eight ASW shallow water craft are planned under the CSL programme; Mangrol is the third delivered.
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