INS Anjadip (2023)
Anjadip during the launch ceremony | |
| History | |
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| India | |
| Name | INS Anjadip |
| Namesake | INS Anjadip (P73) |
| Owner | Indian Navy |
| Operator | Indian Navy |
| Ordered | 29 April 2019 |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) (in partnership with Kattupalli Shipyard of L&T) |
| Cost | ₹789 crore (US$93 million) (FY2020) |
| Yard number | 3030 |
| Laid down | 17 June 2022 |
| Launched | 13 June 2023 |
| Acquired | 22 December 2025 |
| Commissioned | 27 February 2026 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P73 |
| Status | Delivered |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft |
| Displacement | 900 t (890 long tons) |
| Length | 77.6 m (254 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | Water-jet propulsion |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × RHIB |
| Crew | 57 (7 officers + 50 sailors) |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | Largest class of waterjet-powered vessels in the Indian Navy. |
INS Anjadip is the third ship of the Arnala class of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC). The ship has been ordered by the Indian Navy and was delivered on 22 December 2025.
Known as the "Dolphin Hunter", it was officially commissioned into the service on 27 February 2026 at Chennai. This ship features a high-tech Combat Management System and advanced SONAR to identify and eliminate underwater threats with precision.