Indian Navy Receives ASW Shallow Water Craft ‘Anjadip’

• 23 Dec 2025

On 22nd December 2025, the Indian Navy received Anjadip, the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWC), marking a significant milestone in India’s indigenous naval shipbuilding programme.

Key Points

• Indigenous Construction: The vessel has been designed and built in India by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, and was delivered at Chennai.
• Public-Private Partnership: The project has been executed under a PPP model between GRSE and L&T Shipyard, in accordance with the classification rules of the Indian Register of Shipping.
• Technical Specifications: Measuring approximately 77 metres in length, the ASW SWC is the largest Indian naval warship to be propelled by waterjets.
• Advanced Combat Systems: The craft is equipped with lightweight torpedoes, indigenously developed anti-submarine rockets, and shallow water sonar systems for effective detection and engagement of underwater threats.
• Operational Capabilities: The platform will significantly enhance the Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare, coastal surveillance, and mine-laying capabilities.
• Legacy and Naming: The ship is named after Anjadip Island, located off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka, and carries forward the legacy of the erstwhile INS Anjadip, a Petya-class corvette decommissioned in 2003.