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Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd delivered the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) ‘Anjadip’ to the Indian Navy on December 22, 2025, at Chennai Port Trust, marking the fifth warship handed over by the Kolkata-based firm this year. The third in a series of eight 77-meter-long vessels built under a Public-Private Partnership with L&T Shipyard at Kattupalli per Indian Register of Shipping rules, ‘Anjadip’ features over 80% indigenous content, including a GRSE-developed 30 mm Naval Surface Gun proven in sea trials with pinpoint accuracy via electro-optical fire control, integrated Combat Management Systems, advanced lightweight torpedoes in triple 324 mm tubes, indigenously designed anti-submarine rockets from an RBU-6000-like system, shallow water sonar for sub-surface detection, and mine-laying capability. This agile craft with a 2.7-meter draught, three water-jet propulsion from diesel engines enabling 25-knot speeds and 1,800 nm endurance at 14 knots, supports a crew of 57 including seven officers for search-and-attack missions, coordinated operations with aircraft, coastal surveillance, and low-intensity maritime tasks. Accepted by Rear Admiral Gautam Marwaha, VSM, Chief Staff Officer (Technical), Eastern Naval Command, the delivery—less than four months after INS Androth—marks GRSE’s 115th warship built and 77th delivered, following INS Himgiri, INS Arnala, INS Androth, and INS Ikshak, bolstering maritime security under Atmanirbhar Bharat.
