PM Modi commissions INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray in Kolkata
On 21 June 2026 at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three indigenously designed and built naval ships: INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three indigenously designed and built ships into the Indian Navy at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, West Bengal, on 21 June 2026: INS Dunagiri, an advanced stealth frigate; INS Sanshodhak, a survey vessel (large); and INS Agray, an anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft. INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray were designed by the Navy's Warship Design Bureau and built in Kolkata by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) with more than 200 MSMEs and over 75% indigenous content. Modi noted that 21 June is also World Hydrography Day, coinciding with the commissioning of India's most advanced hydrographic survey vessel, INS Sanshodhak.
Key facts
- Commissioned
- 21 June 2026, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata
- INS Dunagiri
- Advanced stealth frigate
- INS Sanshodhak
- Survey vessel (large)
- INS Agray
- ASW shallow water craft
- Design / build
- Warship Design Bureau / GRSE, Kolkata
- Indigenous content
- Over 75%; 200+ MSMEs
- Coincidence
- World Hydrography Day (21 June)
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Which shipyard built INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray, commissioned on 21 June 2026?
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Correct answer: C â Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
All three ships were designed by the Navy's Warship Design Bureau and built in Kolkata by GRSE.
Match the ships commissioned on 21 June 2026 with their type. Which pairing is correct?
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Correct answer: A â INS Dunagiri â advanced stealth frigate
INS Dunagiri is an advanced stealth frigate, INS Sanshodhak a survey vessel (large), and INS Agray an ASW shallow water craft.
PM Modi noted that the commissioning of INS Sanshodhak on 21 June coincided with which globally observed day?
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Correct answer: D â World Hydrography Day
21 June is World Hydrography Day, matching the commissioning of India's most advanced hydrographic survey vessel, INS Sanshodhak.
Consider the following statements about the three ships commissioned on 21 June 2026: 1. They have an indigenous content of over 75%. 2. They were commissioned at Kamarajar Port, Chennai. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B â 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the ships were commissioned at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, West Bengal.