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Anti-Submarine Warfare Vessel INS Mangrol Delivered to Indian Navy by Cochin Shipyard Limited

The vessel is built with over 80% indigenous content and carries torpedoes, rockets, radars and sonars, the ministry said.

  • On Saturday, Cochin Shipyard Limited delivered INS Mangrol, an indigenous anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, to the Indian Navy for coastal defense operations.
  • Built with over 80 percent indigenous content, the warship advances India's 'Aatma Nirbhar Bharat' initiative to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers for defense equipment.
  • Mangrol features a diesel engine coupled with waterjet propulsion and a combat suite including advanced shallow-water sonars, lightweight torpedoes, and specialized mine-laying equipment.
  • Dr. Harikrishnan S, Director at CSL, signed the formal Delivery Protocol with Commander U Sharan Kumar, Commanding Officer , on Friday, initiating commissioning preparations.
  • Named after a coastal town in Gujarat, Mangrol is the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts being constructed and continues a legacy minesweeper retired in 2004.
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The Hindu Business Line broke the news in Chennai, India on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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