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The Indian Navy has inducted the anti-submarine warfare vessel INS Arnala it is made for surveillance and rescue operations in shallow waters. It is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Kolkata. The 77-meter-long warship is crafted with over 80% indigenous materials. It is named after the historic Arnala Fort in Maharashtra. India’s Maritime Power The induction of INS Arnala has lifted India’s naval capabilities. It is the first ship in the series of shallow-water anti-submarine warfare vessels. Arnala is designed for underwater surveillance search-and-rescue missions and low-intensity maritime operations. It weighs over 1490 tons is the largest Indian naval warship with a diesel engine-waterjet combination. It is built by GRSE in collaboration with L&T Shipbuilders. Its components were supplied by different Indian defense companies and over 55 micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) like Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) L&T Mahindra Defense and MEIL. GRSE Major Project GRSE in partnership with another shipbuilding company is constructing eight ships each under this project. INS Arnala is part of a program to build 16 anti-submarine warfare shallow-water craft (ASW-SWC) at a total cost of Rs 12622 crore and the cost of each vessel is Rs 789 crore. The ship’s name is given to the historic Arnala Fort located in Vasai Maharashtra. Built in 1737 under the leadership of Chimaji Appa of the Maratha Empire the fort was constructed to monitor the mouth of the Vaitarna River and also to be a safeguard near the northern Konkan coast. What Is GRSE? Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) based in Kolkata is a shipbuilding company in India and a public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Defense. GRSE mainly constructs warships and other vessels for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard and also exports ships as well.