MUMBAI, October 10, 2026 — The Indian Navy is scheduled to commission INS Mangrol, an indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on October 12, 2026. The ceremony will be presided over by Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command.
INS Mangrol is the third Mahe-class vessel built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi. The ship was delivered to the Navy on August 21, 2026, and features more than 80 per cent indigenous content under the government’s Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiatives.
The 78-metre-long vessel is designed to detect, track and engage hostile submarines in coastal and shallow waters. It is equipped with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Abhay hull-mounted sonar, lightweight torpedoes, an anti-submarine rocket launcher and the Maareech Advanced Torpedo Decoy System for protection against incoming torpedoes.
Powered by three diesel engines and waterjet propulsion, INS Mangrol can reach a maximum speed of 25 knots. In addition to anti-submarine warfare, it can conduct underwater surveillance, mine warfare, low-intensity maritime operations and search-and-rescue missions.
The vessel is named after the coastal town of Mangrol in Gujarat’s Junagadh district. It also carries forward the name of the earlier INS Mangrol (M85), a minesweeper decommissioned on April 7, 2004.
The commissioning will strengthen the Indian Navy’s indigenous shallow-water warfare capabilities and support efforts to protect India’s coastal areas, ports and harbours.
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