INS Malvan commissioned into Indian Navy at Karwar naval base

KARWAR: The indigenously built Indian warship INS Malvan was officially inducted into the Indian Navy at the Kadamba Naval Base in Karwar on Wednesday. Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal A P Singh inaugurated it officially by hoisting the flag. The warship was built at Cochin Shipyard in Kochi, Kerala.

It is equipped with advanced weaponry capable of destroying submarines and is the second of the three such ships being built by the Indian Navy. More than 80 per cent  of the technology used in the ship is Indian, and it was built at a cost of approximately Rs 13,440 crore.

#Karnataka: #IndianNavy commissions INS #Malvan, an indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at INS Kadamba Naval Base in Karwar. Built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, the 80-metre-long, 1,100-tonne warship is equipped with advanced sonar, radar, and… pic.twitter.com/MdtpYFICKV

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Engineers from the Kochi-based Smart Engineering and Design Solutions company designed its basic structure. It is fitted with sonar and weapons developed by DRDO. Components from Indian companies like BEL, Mahindra, and others have been installed in various sections of the ship. Only a few software components were sourced from Finland.

Construction of the ship began in February 2023. Construction was completed this March and sea trials have already been completed. The ship is 78 metres long, 11.26 metres wide, and weighs over 800 tons. It can travel at a speed of 25 nautical miles per hour.

#WATCH | Karwar, Karnataka | Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan says, “It is my privilege and honour to welcome each one of you to Naval Base Karwar on this momentous occasion of commissioning of INS Malvan into the Indian Navy… Today marks another… pic.twitter.com/F6D0da0Ift

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INS Malvan will be operated by seen officers and 57 sailors. Though small in size, the ship is powerful and has the agility, accuracy, and endurance needed to establish dominance in shallow waters. It is fitted with torpedo launchers to destroy submarines, rocket launchers, and guns.Usually, warships are named after major cities.

‘Malvan’ is a famous coastal town in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. A smaller ship with the same name served in the Indian Navy from 1983 to 2003. Now, this new ship has been named after that town. After being inducted into the Navy, this ship will operate from Karwar itself.