Anti-submarine corvette handed over to the Navy

Kadmatt , the second of the four indigenously built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvette, was formally handed over to the Navy here on Thursday by city based shipyards Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE)

The Corvette which is named after an island in the Lakshwadeep archipelago, has advanced stealth features is likely to be commissioned with the Navy in January.

Indigenously developed with special grade high-tensile, the hull of the ship has bulk of sensors and weapon system. It can accommodate 17 officers, 106 sailors and can carry a helicopter onboard.

The first ship of the series INS Kamorta was inducted into the Navy in August 2014.

Two remaining corvettes of the series Kiltan and Kavaratti will be delivered to the Navy in 2016 and 2017 respectively. GRSE chairman and managing director, Rear Admiral A.K. Verma said. Mr. Verma said that the shipyard has attracted interest from nearly a dozen of countries.

“We have received interest from at least a dozen countries including Philippines, Cyprus, Vietnam, Algeria and Egypt for building warships… Countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America have shown a keen interest in our ship-building capabilities,” chairman and managing director of GRSE he said.

Earlier this year, the shipyard delivered an offshore patrol vessel, CGS Barracuda to the National Coast Guard of Mauritius.

Important Points:-

• Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines.

Source  :- The Hindu, 27-Nov-2015