INS Androth

March 23, 2023

Recently, Anti-submarine ship INS Androth launched in Kolkata.
It is second in a series of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft.
- First ship of the series was INS Arnala.
INS Androth draws its name from the largest and longest island Androth Island, in the Lakshadweep archipelago.
Androth’s primary role is to conduct anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, it is also capable of full-scale subsurface surveillance of coastal waters and various surface platforms and coordinated Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) operations with aircraft.
The ship also carries lightweight torpedoes, ASW rockets and mines, a close-in weapon system (with a 30 mm gun) and 16.7 mm stabilised remote-controlled guns.
The Androth and its fellow craft will be fitted with hull mounted sonar and a low frequency variable depth sonar.