Cochin Shipyard delivers 'Mangrol', third anti-submarine shallow water craft, to Navy
Cochin Shipyard Limited delivered 'Mangrol', the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft it has built, to the Indian Navy on 21 August 2026.
Summary
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, delivered 'Mangrol', the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) it has built, to the Indian Navy on 21 August 2026. The ship has over 80% indigenous content and is designed for underwater surveillance, anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, low-intensity maritime operations and mine warfare. It is propelled by waterjets and carries torpedoes, anti-submarine rockets and advanced radars and sonars. The ship is named after the coastal town and minor port of Mangrol in Junagadh district, Gujarat, and carries forward the name of the earlier INS Mangrol, a minesweeper that served until 2004.
Key facts
- Delivered
- 21 Aug 2026, to Indian Navy
- Builder
- Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi
- Class
- Third ASW Shallow Water Craft by CSL
- Indigenous content
- Over 80%
- Propulsion
- Waterjets
- Name
- Mangrol port, Junagadh (Gujarat); earlier INS Mangrol minesweeper till 2004
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which shipyard built 'Mangrol', the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft delivered to the Navy in August 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Cochin Shipyard Limited
Mangrol is the third ASW Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi.
The ASW Shallow Water Craft 'Mangrol' is named after a coastal town in which district of Gujarat?
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Correct answer: C — Junagadh
Mangrol is a coastal town and minor port in Junagadh district, Gujarat, known as a fishing harbour.
Consider the following statements about the ship 'Mangrol' delivered in August 2026: 1. It is the first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard. 2. It is propelled by conventional shafts and propellers. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Both are wrong. Mangrol is the third ASW SWC built by CSL, and it is propelled by waterjets.