Indian Navy set to commission the indigenous anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft Mangrol

10 October 2026

The Indian Navy will commission the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) 'Mangrol' at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 12 October 2026.
The ship has been built by Cochin Shipyard Limited and is the third vessel of this class delivered by the yard.
It has over 80% indigenous content and is powered by three diesel engines driving waterjets, which allow sharp turns in shallow coastal waters.
Its fit includes the Abhay Hull-Mounted Sonar, lightweight torpedoes, an indigenous anti-submarine rocket launcher and the Maareech Advanced Torpedo Decoy System.
The craft is meant for underwater surveillance, low intensity maritime operations and mine warfare close to the coast, where larger warships cannot operate easily.
VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, will preside over the commissioning ceremony.
The ship is named after Mangrol, a coastal town and fishing port in the Junagadh district of Gujarat, and carries forward the legacy of the earlier minesweeper INS Mangrol (M85).