INS Androth Commissioned at Visakhapatnam: ASW-SWC Navy Craft
Why in the news
The Indian Navy inducted INS Androth, adding to its coastal anti-submarine strength in shallow waters.
Key facts
- Class: ASW-SWC; this is the second such ship.
- Commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
- Builder: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), with over 80% indigenous content.
- Length about 77 metres; weight about 1,500 tonnes.
- It carries advanced weapons, sensors and communication systems.
Roles of the vessel
- Primary task: anti-submarine warfare in coastal and shallow waters.
- Maritime surveillance and coastal defence.
- Search and rescue.
- Low-intensity maritime operations.
- Long-duration shallow-water missions.
Exam angle
- Ship name: INS Androth; type: ASW-SWC.
- Builder: GRSE; place of commissioning: Visakhapatnam.
- Indigenous share: more than 80%.