(THE GIST OF PIB) INS Mahe

(OCTOBER-2025)

INS Mahe

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) recently delivered the first of the eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC), INS Mahe, indigenously designed and built by it to the Indian Navy.

About INS Mahe:

It is the first of the eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC) of the Indian Navy.
It is indigenously designed and built by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
Designed for a wide range of coastal defence missions, Mahe is equipped for underwater surveillance, search and rescue duties, Low Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO), and complex mine-laying tasks.

Features:

The ship’s design reflects extensive indigenous input, with over 90 percent of components sourced domestically.
The 78-meter-long vessel is the largest Indian naval warship powered by a diesel engine-waterjet propulsion system.
This advanced propulsion system ensures superior manoeuvrability and a reduced acoustic signature, crucial in anti-submarine operations carried out in littoral waters.
Its compact design and high agility make it ideal for operations in shallow waters where conventional destroyers and frigates face navigational constraints.
These ships are equipped with one RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher and two sets of light-weight torpedo-tube launchers for launching anti-submarine torpedoes.