New Delhi (NVI): Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane today commissioned anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship INS Kavaratti into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.
Indian Navy, in a statement, said the warship portrays the growing capability of the force.
“Designed by Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design, the ship portrays our growing capability in becoming self-reliant through indigenization,” Indian Navy stated.
#INSKavaratti, the indigenously designed & constructed Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) #Stealth Corvette was commissioned into #IndianNavy by General MM Naravane, #COAS at a ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, #Visakhapatnam today, 22 Oct 20.#AtmaNirbharBharathttps://t.co/RmkyoyQKRs pic.twitter.com/5AsG1Fqfo7
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) October 22, 2020
The event marks the formal commissioning into the Navy of the last of the four ASW Corvettes, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited, Kolkata (GRSE), a release by the Ministry of Defence stated.
Named after the capital of the Lakshadweep group of islands, INS Kavaratti has been constructed using high-grade DMR 249A steel produced in India. The sleek and magnificent ship spans 109 meters in length, 14 meters in breadth with a displacement of 3,300 tonnes and can rightfully be regarded as one of the most potent Anti-Submarine Warships to have been constructed in India, the release read.
“The ship is manned by a team comprising twelve officers and 134 sailors with Commander Sandeep Singh at the helm as her first Commanding Officer. The ship would be an integral part of the Eastern Fleet under the Eastern Naval Command,” it read.
The unique feature of this ship is the high level of indigenisation incorporated in the production, accentuating the national objective of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.
Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command(ENC), Rear Admiral Vipin Kumar Saxena (Retd), CMD, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited, Kolkata (GRSE), Kolkata and other dignitaries were also present during the commissioning ceremony.
Furthermore, General Naravane was presented a guard of honour on arrival at the Naval Jetty.
-CHK
