Overview: The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Anjadip, the third next-generation Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC). Built indigenously by GRSE, Kolkata, this water-jet-propelled warship significantly enhances India’s underwater threat detection capabilities in littoral waters, boosting the nation’s coastal security architecture.
Key Points:
- INS Anjadip is the third vessel in the eight-ship ASW-SWC project developed indigenously by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).
- Earning the moniker “Dolphin Hunter”, it is explicitly designed to detect, track, and neutralize enemy submarines in shallow, coastal waters.
- It is equipped with advanced indigenous sensors, including the hull-mounted sonar system ‘Abhay’, lightweight torpedoes, and anti-submarine rockets.
- Propelled by a high-speed water-jet system, the 77-meter warship can achieve speeds of up to 25 knots for rapid coastal response.
- The ship is named after Anjadip Island off the Karnataka coast, which holds historical significance from the 1961 naval operations to liberate Goa.
Source Link: Indian Navy Official News
- MCQ: Consider the following statements regarding INS Anjadip:
- It is a nuclear-powered attack submarine commissioned under Project 75I.
It is equipped with water-jet propulsion for operations in shallow coastal waters.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
