Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft corvette

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Class overview
NameASW-SWC
Builders
OperatorsNaval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Preceded by Abhayclass
Succeeded by Next Generation Missile Vessels
Cost
  • ₹ 12,622 crore (US$1.7 billion) for 16 ships (FY 2020)
  • ₹ 789 crore (US$100 million) per ship (FY 2020)
Planned16
Building8
General characteristics
Type Corvette
Displacement
  • 900 tons (CSL),
  • 990 tons (GRSE)
Length78 metres (256 ft)
Beam10.2 metres (33 ft)
Draught2.7 metres (8.9 ft)
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)+
Range1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement7 officers and 50 sailors.

The ASW-SWC corvettes are anti submarine warfare vessels ordered for the Indian Navy from Cochin Shipyard (CSL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE). They are in the 900 ton range and will replace the Abhay-class corvette currently in service. [1]

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History

In December 2013, Defence Acquisition Council of the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved the purchase of 16 shallow water anti-submarine vessels at a cost of ₹13,440 crore (US$1.8 billion), to replace Russian-built Abhay-class corvettes commissioned between 1989 and 1991. [2] [3]

In June 2014, under the "Buy and Make India" initiative, the MoD issued a tender to local private sector shipyards, including Larsen & Toubro, ABG Shipyard, Pipavav Shipyard, Goa Shipyard and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers. The vessels will be armed with torpedoes, rockets and two 12.7 mm machine guns in remote weapon stations. They are designed to be able to hunt for submarines in shallow waters. They will have a complement of 7 officers and 50 sailors. [4]

In October 2017, Cochin Shipyard and Garden Reach emerged has the L1 and L2 bidders respectively. They will manufacture 8 ships each. [1] [5] [6] [7]

On 29 April 2019, Ministry of Defence and Garden Reach signed contract valued at ₹6,311 crore (US$840 million) for eight vessels to be delivered between 2022 and 2026. [8] The next day, Ministry of Defence and Cochin Shipyard signed a similar contract for eight vessels with identical terms. [9]

On 1 December 2020, first steel plate for Ship No. BY 523 Mahe the steel cutting ceremony of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASWSWCs) for the Indian Navy was held at the Cochin Shipyard Limited [10] [11]

On 31 December 2020, steel cutting ceremony of the first ship from GRSE and the second ship of the batch was held. The first ship from GRSE was laid down on 6 August 2021. [12] [13]

Cochin Shipyard started the steel cutting on forth and fifth ship on 1 December, 2021. [14]

Ships of the class

NamePennantYard NoBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissioningHomeportStatus
Mahe523 Cochin Shipyard Under Construction [15] [14]
524
525
526
527
TBD
TBD
TBD
3029 GRSE 6 August 2021 [12] October 2022 [16] Under Construction [17] [18]
3030
3031
TBD
303521 December 2021 [19] Under Construction
TBD
TBD
TBD

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