CNN Central News & Network-ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Mumbai: Mumbai, October 12: The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mangrol at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Monday, adding a locally built warship designed to detect and counter underwater threats close to the coast.
The vessel is the third Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft. Cochin Shipyard Limited designed and built it in Kochi, with indigenous content exceeding 80 per cent, according to the Ministry of Defence.
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, presided over the commissioning. Representatives of the armed forces, the ministry, the shipyard and industry attended.
Mangrol is equipped for anti-submarine warfare, underwater surveillance and low-intensity maritime operations, as well as mine-warfare-related tasks. Three diesel-engine-driven waterjets provide manoeuvrability in shallow and confined waters.
The ship takes its name from the fishing harbour of Mangrol in Gujarat's Junagadh district. It also preserves the name of an earlier Indian Navy minesweeper that remained in service until April 2004.
The ministry said the induction would strengthen coastal surveillance and the Navy's ability to respond to underwater threats.
Reporting based on the Ministry of Defence release issued through PIB on October 12.
Photo: INS Mangrol commissioning ceremony, Mumbai, October 12. Ministry of Defence / PIB.
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