GRSE delivers 'Androth', second anti-submarine shallow water craft, to Navy
Androth, the second of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Kolkata on 13 September 2025.
Summary
Androth, the second of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), was delivered to the Indian Navy at GRSE, Kolkata on 13 September 2025. The ships are indigenously designed and built to the classification rules of the Indian Register of Shipping and strengthen the Navy's anti-submarine, coastal surveillance and mine-laying capabilities. The name comes from Androth Island in the Lakshadweep archipelago. At about 77 metres long, the ASW SWCs are the largest Indian Navy warships propelled by a diesel engine–waterjet combination and carry lightweight torpedoes, indigenous ASW rockets and shallow-water sonar. Androth has over 80% indigenous content.
Key facts
- Delivered
- 13 Sep 2025, GRSE Kolkata
- Class
- ASW Shallow Water Craft, 2nd of 8 built by GRSE
- Name
- Androth Island, Lakshadweep
- Length / propulsion
- ~77 m; diesel engine–waterjet (largest such Navy warships)
- Weapons / sensors
- Lightweight torpedoes, indigenous ASW rockets, shallow-water sonar
- Indigenous content
- Over 80%
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which shipyard built 'Androth', the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft delivered to the Indian Navy on 13 September 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Androth is the second of eight ASW SWCs being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, and was delivered at GRSE on 13 September 2025.
The name of the Navy's new anti-submarine shallow water craft 'Androth' is derived from an island in which archipelago?
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Correct answer: C — Lakshadweep
The name Androth is derived from Androth Island in the Lakshadweep archipelago, underscoring India's commitment to safeguarding its maritime territories.
Consider the following statements about the ASW Shallow Water Craft 'Androth': 1. At about 77 m, the ASW SWCs are the largest Indian Navy warships propelled by a diesel engine–waterjet combination. 2. Androth is the first of 16 such craft being built by GRSE. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct as per the Ministry of Defence. Statement 2 is incorrect: Androth is the second of eight ASW SWCs being built by GRSE.