Meet Navy’s ‘Dolphin Hunter’: How INS Anjadip will guard country's shallow waters

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy is acceptable to induct its shallow h2o trade vessel, Anjadip, to heighten its anti-submarine warfare capabilities. This would beryllium the 3rd vas of the eight-ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) project.The warship volition beryllium formally commissioned into the Eastern Naval Command astatine Chennai Port connected February 27. The ceremonial volition beryllium presided implicit by Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff.The vas is engineered to enactment arsenic a 'Dolphin Hunter', focused connected the detection, tracking, and neutralisation of force submarines successful coastal areas.These ships, spanning astir 77 metres successful length, are the largest Indian naval warships propelled by waterjets.

They are equipped with state-of-the-art lightweight torpedoes, indigenously designed anti-submarine rockets, and shallow h2o sonar, enabling effectual detection and engagement of underwater threats.The vessel features a high-speed waterjet propulsion system, enabling it to execute a apical velocity of 25 knots for accelerated effect and sustained operations.In summation to its superior ASW role, the agile and highly manoeuvrable warship is besides equipped to undertake coastal surveillance, Low-Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO), and Search and Rescue operations.

The ASW-SWC ships person been designed and constructed arsenic per the classification rules of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) nether a public-private concern (PPP) betwixt GRSE and L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, the Defence Ministry said successful a statement.As per the contract, 4 ships are being built by GRSE, Kolkata, portion the remaining 4 ships person been subcontracted to Larsen and Toubro Shipbuilding, Kattupalli.It is simply a reincarnation of the erstwhile INS Anjadip, a Petya-class corvette decommissioned successful 2003.According to officials, the vessel volition fortify the Navy's anti-submarine, coastal surveillance, and mine-laying capabilities.