Two warships Anjadip and Sanshodhak were launched on 13 June 2023 at Kattupalli.
About Anjadip
- ‘Anjadip’, the 3rd of eight ships of ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by GRSE for Indian Navy, was launched on 13 Jun 23 at L&T, Kattupalli.
- The ship has been named Anjadip to signify the strategic maritime importance accorded to the island of Anjadip, located off Karwar.
- The island is connected to the mainland by a breakwater and is part of INS Kadamba.
Sanshodhak
- ‘Sanshodhak’, the fourth of four ships of Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project, being built by L&T/ GRSE for Indian Navy was launched on 13 Jun 23 at Kattupalli, Chennai.
- The ship named ‘Sanshodhak’, meaning ‘Researcher’, signifies the primary role of the ship as a Survey Vessel.
- SVL ships will replace the existing Sandhayak Class survey ships, with new generation hydrographic equipment, to collect oceanographic data.
- The Survey Vessel (Large) ships are 110 m long, 16 m wide with a displacement of 3,400 tons.
- The hull of these ships is made from indigenously developed DMR 249-A steel manufactured by Steel Authority of India Limited.
