Indian Navy commissions INS Mangrol, the third Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft
14 October 2026
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mangrol at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 12 October 2026.
She is the third ship of the Mahe class of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft.
The ship was designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi, with over 80 per cent indigenous content.
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, presided over the commissioning.
Her roles include anti-submarine warfare, underwater surveillance, Low Intensity Maritime Operations and mine warfare related tasks.
She is propelled by three diesel engine driven waterjet units for manoeuvrability in shallow and confined waters.
The ship is named after Mangrol, a coastal town and fishing harbour in the Junagadh district of Gujarat.
In plain words
ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare — Naval operations to detect, track and destroy enemy submarines.
CSL Cochin Shipyard Limited — The public sector shipyard at Kochi that built India's first indigenous aircraft carrier.