GRSE Delivers Fifth Anti-Submarine Shallow Water Craft Amini to Navy
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), the defence shipyard on the Hooghly River in Kolkata, West Bengal, in eastern India, has delivered Amini, the fifth of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) it is building for the Indian Navy. The vessel was formally accepted on Thursday, 5 November 2026, by Rear Admiral Gautam Marwaha, Chief Staff Officer (Technical) of the Eastern Naval Command.
Amini is the 119th warship built by GRSE and, according to the shipyard, the 81st it has delivered to the Navy. It follows a busy year for the yard, which handed over three ships, Dunagiri, Sanshodhak and Agray, on a single day on 30 March 2026.
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The craft is about 77.6 metres long and is designed to operate in shallow coastal waters, with a draught of only about 2.7 metres. It is driven by marine diesel engines with waterjets and carries a combat management system, lightweight torpedoes and anti-submarine rockets. Its 30 mm naval surface gun is made by GRSE itself, and about 88% of the ship’s content is indigenous.
The ASW-SWC programme is part of India’s push for self-reliance (Aatmanirbhar Bharat) in shipbuilding. Regular deliveries from Indian yards help build design skills, local supplier networks and a trained workforce. These same strengths also support commercial shipbuilding and ship repair, which are key goals under Maritime India Vision 2030 and Amrit Kaal Vision 2047. Three more craft of this class remain to be delivered by GRSE.
CrewMirror Takeaway
Steady work at Indian shipyards such as GRSE is creating more demand for marine engineers, electrical officers and skilled shipyard technicians. Indian seafarers considering a shore career may find growing openings in shipbuilding, sea trials and fleet support as these programmes expand.
