The INS Androth, the second in a series of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), was launched recently.
About INS Androth:
It is an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC).
It is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata for the Indian Navy.
Primary Role: To conduct anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, low-intensity maritime operations, and mine-laying operations.
It is also capable of full-scale sub-surface surveillance of coastal waters and various surface platforms and coordinated ASW operations with aircraft.
Features:
It is about 77.6 meters long and 10.5 meters wide and requires a draught of only 2.7 meters.
It is propelled by three diesel-driven water jets.
It can attain a maximum speed of 25 knots.
It carries lightweight torpedoes, ASW rockets and mines, a close-in weapon system (with a 30 mm gun), and 16.7 mm stabilized remote-controlled guns.
It will be fitted with hull-mounted sonar and a low-frequencyvariable depth sonar.
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