Malpe and Mulki Anti-Submarine Warfare Ships

Current Context :  Two anti-submarine warfare shallow watercrafts vessels (ASWCWC) of the Indian Navy were launched at Cochin Shipyard.

• The vessels are the fourth and fifth ships in the series of eight such watercraft.

ABOUT SHIPS

• Length : 78 meters long, 11.36 meters wide, and have a draught of about 2.7 meters.
• Speed of 25 knots and have an endurance of 1,800 nautical miles.
• Named as INS Malpe and INS Mulki.
• Each vessel has a displacement of approximately 900 tons.
• They are designed to accommodate an indigenously developed sonar for underwater surveillance.
• Each vessel has a total installed propulsion power of about 12 MW.
• Equipped with lightweight torpedoes, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rockets, and mines and have a close-in weapon system with a 30mm gun.