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Warship 'Arnala' inducted into Indian Navy, designed for surveillance and rescue operations
Boosting India's coastal defense capabilities, the Navy on Wednesday inducted India's first indigenously designed and built anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC), INS Arnala, at Visakhapatnam Dockyard. The ceremony was presided over by Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan. It is named after the historic Arnala Fort in Vasai, Maharashtra.
On Wednesday, the Navy inducted India's first indigenously designed and built anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC), INS Arnala, at Visakhapatnam Dockyard into India's coastal defense capabilities.
Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defense Staff, presided over the ceremony. The first of several ASW-SWCs being developed to improve coastal defense is INS Arnala, which Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Kolkata constructed. It is planned to construct 16 of these anti-submarine warfare vessels.
It takes its name from Maharashtra's ancient Arnala Fort of Vasai. This warship has a length of 77 meters. The total weight of it exceeds 1490 tonnes. It is the biggest Indian naval warship to be propelled by a diesel engine and waterjet.
According to the Ministry of Defense, it is designed for surveillance, search and rescue operations, and low-intensity maritime operations. Its motto Arnave Shauryam or valor in the ocean reflects the courage of its crew.
