Navy receives Mangrol, third CSL-built ASW shallow water craft
Next story · 22 AugNADCP: 147 crore FMD vaccine doses administered
On 21 August 2026 Cochin Shipyard Limited delivered Mangrol, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft it has built, to the Indian Navy. The ship has over 80 per cent indigenous content. It is built for underwater surveillance, anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, low-intensity maritime operations and mine warfare.
- Delivered
- 21 Aug 2026
- Builder
- Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi
- Type
- Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC)
- Indigenous content
- over 80%
- Propulsion
- waterjets
- Name
- after Mangrol port, Junagadh district, Gujarat
The delivery of Mangrol: what happened?
Submarines can hide close to the coast, where big warships cannot easily operate. Small, shallow-water anti-submarine craft fill that gap. Mangrol is one more step in building them at home.
- Roles: underwater surveillance, ASW in coastal waters, Low-Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO) and mine warfare.
- It carries torpedoes, anti-submarine rockets, and advanced radars and sonars.
- It continues the name of the earlier INS Mangrol, a minesweeper that served till 2004.
Where does the name come from?
- Mangrol is a coastal town and minor port in Junagadh district of Gujarat.
- It is a major harbour for the marine fishing industry.
Why does the delivery of Mangrol matter?
- Security: Stronger coastal anti-submarine defence.
- Industry: Aatmanirbhar Bharat in shipbuilding.
What can Prelims ask on the delivery of Mangrol?
- Mangrol: third ASW SWC built by CSL; delivered 21 Aug 2026.
- Over 80% indigenous content; waterjet propulsion.
- Mangrol port: Junagadh district, Gujarat.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2026-08-22): cochin Shipyard delivered Mangrol, the third ASW Shallow Water Craft, on 21 Aug 2026, with over 80% indigenous content; roles include ASW, LIMO and mine warfare.
- These craft build coastal anti-submarine capability.
Quotable data pointCochin Shipyard delivered Mangrol, the third ASW Shallow Water Craft, on 21 Aug 2026, with over 80% indigenous content.
PIB: Defence: delivery of Mangrol, 22 Aug 2026
Exam angle
Prelims: ships in news.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Mangrol, delivered to the Navy in August 2026, is named after a port in which state?
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB (Defence), 22 Aug 2026.
Questions students ask about this
What is Mangrol?
The third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard for the Indian Navy.
What can it do?
Underwater surveillance, anti-submarine warfare in coastal waters, low-intensity maritime operations and mine warfare.
Why is it named Mangrol?
After the coastal town and minor port of Mangrol in Junagadh, Gujarat, and the earlier minesweeper INS Mangrol.
Keep studying
Official source: PIB: Defence: delivery of Mangrol, 22 Aug 2026
facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending