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Anti-Submarine Mangrol: Now a new warship has been added to the ranks of the Indian Navy. Cochin Shipyard Limited has handed over Mangrol, the third ship of the indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) series, to the Indian Navy. Mangrol is the third ship of this category built by CSL. To make it, more than 80 percent indigenous material has been used. At present the discussion regarding Mangrol is quite intense in the country.

It has been designed to monitor and deal with submarines in coastal areas. With its availability, it is believed that now the work of the Indian Navy will become easier. This vessel has been delivered to Kochi on 21 August 2026.

If we talk about Mangrol then it is a type of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft. If understood in simple language, this is a special warship, which has been specially designed to detect and deal with submarines as well as underwater threats in coastal and shallow parts of the sea. According to government information, the purpose of these ships is to increase sub-surface surveillance in coastal areas and to provide the ability to detect and neutralize underwater threats.

Mangrol is equipped with many features, including the ability to reach 25 knots as well as 1,800 nautical miles. It also has a crew capacity of 57 people, which makes it quite different from others. Mangrol is a 78 meter long vessel and is powered by a diesel engine-waterjet propulsion system.

The ship is fitted with shallow-water sonar, lightweight torpedoes, indigenous ASW rockets and mine-laying equipment, making it capable of responding to underwater threats. Mangrol is not designed just for surveillance, which can identify any hostile submarine under water. It will also be useful in Low-Intensity Maritime Operations. This ship can perform long range maritime missions at operational speed.

Underwater surveillance is in view of India’s long maritime border and increasing strategic activities in the Indian Ocean region. The Indian Navy needs a vessel for underwater surveillance, which can indicate the danger occurring underwater. In such a situation, Mangrol ship can be very useful for the army because many strong technologies and features have also been provided in this ship.