National News: The country's leading warship builder, Defence PSU Gardenrich Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, Kolkata is continuously strengthening the hands of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard in the maritime security of the country by towers and supplying state-of-the-art ethnic warships one without the other in record time. In the same sequence, GRSE has registered flipside milestone by supplying on Saturday the second warship 'INS Androth' of the series of eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft stuff built for the Indian Navy.
IANS Arnala joined the Navy on June 18
The first warship of this series, 'INS Arnala', was delivered by GRSE on May 8 this year and was vicarious into the Navy on June 18. Just four months without this, the second ship has been delivered. This information was given in a statement by GRSE. 'INS Androth' was wonted by Rear Admiral Ravnish Seth, CSO (Tech), Eastern Naval Command (ENC) on behalf of the Indian Navy.
INS Androth Named Without Lakshadweep Island
The officer said that this ship has been named without Androth Island located in the Lakshadweep archipelago. This ship has an ethnic 30 mm Naval Surface Gun (NSG) manufactured by GRSE itself. The Indian Navy had ordered 16 Wide Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC). Out of which eight ships are to be built by GRSE and eight by flipside Indian shipyard. Out of these eight ships, GRSE has once handed over two ships including Androth to the Navy.
Features of the warship
This ship will strengthen patrolling capabilities in coastal areas where enemy submarines are likely to be hidden, which it will hands detect. This ship is 77.6 meters long and 10.5 meters wide. This ship is capable of surveillance, search and wade in coastal water areas.
The vessel has 88 per cent ethnic content
An official said that these ships of the ASW SWC series are built with well-nigh 88 percent ethnic material, which demonstrates GRSE's transferral to self-reliance and Make in India vision of the Government of India. Equipped with gainsay management systems, this ship will moreover be equipped with light torpedoes and anti-submarine rockets.
The ship has walk-up for a total of 57 personnel including seven officers. Equipped with three water jets (marine diesel engines), the Androth is extremely wiry and maneuverable. A major full-length of this ship is that it requires a typhoon of only 2.7 meters, which allows it to hands reach the coasts in search of dangers unelevated the surface.
GRSE is currently towers 13 increasingly warships
Officials said GRSE is currently towers 13 increasingly warships, including two P17A wide stealth frigates, six ASW SWCs, one survey vessel (large) and four next generation offshore patrol vessels. Apart from this, the shipyard is towers 26 other ships, nine of which are export platforms. GRSE is moreover expected to sign a prestigious contract to build five new generation corvettes this financial year. GRSE has so far built 114 warships for the Indian Navy, Coast Guard and friendly foreign countries. This is the highest number of warships built and delivered by any Indian shipyard so far.
