GRSE delivers 'Anjadip', third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, to the Navy
'Anjadip', the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Chennai on 22 December 2025.
Summary
'Anjadip', the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Chennai on 22 December 2025. Built under a public-private partnership of GRSE with L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, these craft of about 77 metres are the largest Indian naval warships propelled by waterjets and carry lightweight torpedoes, indigenous anti-submarine rockets and shallow-water sonar. Anjadip, with over 80% indigenous content, revives the name of a Petya-class corvette decommissioned in 2003 and is named after Anjadip Island off Karwar, Karnataka.
Key facts
- Delivered
- 22 December 2025, Chennai
- Series
- Third of eight ASW SWC
- Builder
- GRSE, Kolkata, with L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli (PPP)
- Size / propulsion
- About 77 m; largest Indian naval warships with waterjets
- Indigenous content
- Over 80%
- Name
- Anjadip Island off Karwar; earlier Petya-class corvette (decommissioned 2003)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which shipyard designed and built 'Anjadip', the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft delivered to the Navy in December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
PIB 2207446: Anjadip was indigenously designed and built by GRSE, Kolkata, in partnership with L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli.
The ASW SWC 'Anjadip' is named after an island located off the coast of which place?
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Correct answer: A — Karwar, Karnataka
PIB 2207446: the ship derives its name from Anjadip Island located off the coast of Karwar, Karnataka.
Consider the following statements about the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft 'Anjadip': 1. It is the third of eight such craft. 2. These craft are the largest Indian naval warships propelled by waterjets. 3. It has about 60% indigenous content. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2207446: Anjadip is the third of eight ASW SWC, and these are the largest Indian naval warships propelled by waterjets. Its indigenous content is over 80%, so statement 3 is wrong.