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Anjadip Ship

14th June, 2023

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Context:  Anjadip’, the 3rd of eight ships of ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by M/s GRSE for the Indian Navy, was launched on 13 Jun 23 at M/s L&T, Kattupalli.

About Anjadip Ship

  • The ship has been named Anjadip after the island of Anjadip, located off Karwar.
  • It signifies the strategic maritime importance of the Island.
  • The island is connected to the mainland by a breakwater and is part of INS Kadamba.
  • The building of eight ASW SWC ships is as per the contract signed between MoD and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
  • Four ships are being built at GRSE, Kolkata and the construction of a balance of four ships has been given to M/s L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli as per the terms of the contract.
  • This Arnala class ship will replace the Abhay class ASW Corvettes of the Indian Navy

They are designed to undertake the following operations

  • anti-submarine operations in coastal waters,
  • Low-Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO), and
  • Mine Laying operations including subsurface surveillance in littoral waters.

Importance of the ship

  • The ASW SWC ships will have over 80% indigenous content
  • Indigenisation makes it possible for large-scale defence production to be executed by Indian manufacturing units, generating employment and capability enhancement in the country.

Conclusion

The launch of three ships of the same class in such a short time reinforces our resolve towards indigenous shipbuilding as part of the Government’s vision of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’.

PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Consider the following statements about Anjadip Ship:

  1. They are designed to undertake the operations  suc as anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, Low Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO), and Mine Laying operations including subsurface surveillance in littoral waters.
  2. The ship has been named Anjadip after the island of Anjadip, located off Karwar.

Which of the above statements are correct

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both
  4. None

Ans:  3

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