Indian Navy Receives Mangrol, Third ASW Shallow Water Craft Built by CSL Kochi

Summary: Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, delivered INS Mangrol, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), to the Indian Navy on 22 August 2026, strengthening the Navy's coastal anti-submarine and mine-detection capability.

What Happened?

The delivery of Mangrol marks continued progress under the ASW-SWC project, in which CSL is building a series of shallow-water vessels designed for anti-submarine warfare, patrol and coastal surveillance under the Ministry of Defence's indigenous shipbuilding programme.

Background

The ASW-SWC project is part of India's push for self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat) in defence shipbuilding, replacing older Abhay-class corvettes with modern shallow-water craft capable of operating in littoral and coastal waters.

TNPSC Relevance

• Defence indigenisation and Atmanirbhar Bharat in shipbuilding.
• Role of Cochin Shipyard Limited, a Government of India Miniratna PSU.

Key Facts

MCQs

Q1. Mangrol, delivered to the Indian Navy on 22 August 2026, is a type of which vessel?

• (A) Aircraft carrier
• (B) Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft
• (C) Nuclear submarine
• (D) Survey ship

Answer: (B)
Explanation: Mangrol is the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Navy.

Q2. Which shipyard built INS Mangrol?

• (A) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
• (B) Garden Reach Shipbuilders
• (C) Cochin Shipyard Limited
• (D) Hindustan Shipyard

Answer: (C)
Explanation: Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, built and delivered Mangrol to the Navy.

Q3. The ASW Shallow Water Craft project supports which broader government initiative?

• (A) Digital India
• (B) Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence manufacturing
• (C) Swachh Bharat
• (D) Skill India

Answer: (B)
Explanation: Indigenous construction of naval vessels like the ASW-SWC series supports self-reliance in defence production.