Indian Navy Commissions INS Mangrol, Third Anti-Submarine Warship Built With 80% Indigenous Content

The Indian Navy has commissioned the third ship to its fleet of anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts (ASW-SWC), INS Mangrol on October 12 in Mumbai.

It has been built by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and has more than 80% indigenous content that would enable the Indian Navy to detect and destroy the submarines in the coastal and shallow waters.

Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, presided over the commissioning ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

This newly built ship will help the Indian Navy to protect ports, harbours, and the coastal approaches. It can also work alongside maritime patrol aircraft, helicopters and other warships to detect and counter submarines.

The vessel is designed to operate in shallow waters where larger warships may face operational limitations.

It has been fitted with an Abhay hull mounted sonar, lightweight torpedoes, an indigenous anti-submarine rocket launcher and the Maareech Advanced Torpedo Decoy System.

These systems support the ship’s role in detecting and countering underwater threats.

The vessel is powered by three diesel engines and uses waterjet propulsion, allowing it to manoeuvre in shallow waters. It can also carry out underwater surveillance, low-intensity maritime operations and mine warfare-related tasks.

The Navy said the commissioning would strengthen its anti-submarine warfare capabilities, particularly in coastal waters, amid growing underwater threats.

INS Mangrol is the third of eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, which were developed and constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited.

The ship was handed over to the Indian Navy on August 22, 2026. Delivery protocol was signed by Harikrishnan S., Director (Operations) of CSL, and Commander U. Sharan Kumar, the ship’s commanding officer.

More than 80% of the vessel is composed of domestically manufactured materials and is part of India’s initiative to increase domestic warship production under the Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiatives.

The name of the ship, Mangrol, was derived from the coastal city and the major fishing port of Mangrol in the Junagadh District, Gujarat.

It continues the tradition of the previous vessel named INS Mangrol (M85), which was a minesweeper serving in the Indian Navy till April 7, 2004.

References: The Hindu, India TV News