Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, Vice Chief of Naval Staff on August 6, 2021, laid virtually Keels of the first warship of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) project and the third warship of Survey Vessel Large (SVL) project for the Indian Navy. The ships are being built by GRSE as part of the indigenous shipbuilding program for construction of eight ASW SWC and four SVL for the Indian Navy. The ships are partly being built under a unique Public Private Partnership model by GRSE at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli. The Keel Laying is a major milestone activity in the shipbuilding process and indicates the amalgamation of various blocks towards construction of a ship. VAdm Kiran Deshmukh, CWP&A, RAdm GK Harish, DGND (SSG), RAdm VK Saxena (Retd), CMD/GRSE, and other senior officials of the Indian Navy and GRSE were also present.
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