Indian Navy commissions indigenous ASW shallow-water craft INS Mangrol at Mumbai
On 12 October 2026 the Navy commissioned INS Mangrol (P82), the third Mahe-class ASW-SWC built by CSL with over 80% indigenous content, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
Summary
The Indian Navy commissioned the indigenous warship INS Mangrol (P82) on 12 October 2026 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. It is the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) of the Mahe class, designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited with over 80% indigenous content. Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, presided. The craft is designed for coastal and shallow-water ASW, underwater surveillance, Low-Intensity Maritime Operations and mine-related tasks, with waterjet propulsion from three diesel engines. It is named after Mangrol in Junagadh district, Gujarat, continuing the legacy of the earlier minesweeper INS Mangrol (M85).
Key facts
- Ship
- INS Mangrol (P82)
- Class
- 3rd Mahe-class ASW Shallow Water Craft
- Commissioned
- 12 October 2026, Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
- Builder
- Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL)
- Indigenous content
- Over 80%
- Presiding
- VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, FOC-in-C, Western Naval Command
- Namesake
- Mangrol, Junagadh, Gujarat
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In October 2026, where was INS Mangrol commissioned into the Indian Navy?
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Correct answer: B — Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
INS Mangrol (P82), commissioned in October 2026, is which craft in the Mahe-class ASW-SWC series?
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Correct answer: C — Third
INS Mangrol was built by which shipyard?
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Correct answer: D — Cochin Shipyard Limited