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Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craftlarger figure on 1 of 1
Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Arnala class
Single sourceMahe class
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft | Manoram-class ferry |
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| Power | — | 1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator[source] |
| Name | Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC)[source] | Manoram class[source] |
| Builders | Cochin Shipyard (CSL) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) (in partnership with Kattupalli Shipyard of L&T )[source] | — |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | Indian Navy[source] |
77.6 m (255 ft) ( Arnala class) 78 m (256 ft) ( Mahe class)[source]
Length
Single source62.1 m (203 ft 9 in)[source]
7 officers + 50 sailors
Single source57 (7 officers + 50 sailors)[source]
at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Single source1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km) (at 14 knots (26 km/h)[source]
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| Preceded by |
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Kamorta class by antecedence Abhay class by role[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Next Generation Missile Vessels[source] | — |
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| Cost | ₹ 12,622 crore (equivalent to ₹ 150 billion or US$1.5 billion in 2023) for 16 ships (FY 2020) ₹ 789 crore (equivalent to ₹ 929 crore or US$96 million in 2023) per ship (FY 2020)[source] | — |
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| Built | 2020 – present[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2025 – present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 16[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | Ferry[source] |
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| Propulsion | 3 × MTU 20V 4000 M93L ( Arnala class) 3 × L&T Water-jet propulsion[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Combat Suite: ASW Combat Suite (presumably the DRDO -developed IAC MOD 'C' combat suite) Sonar: DRDO Abhay Hull-Mounted Sonar (HMS) Low Frequency Variable Depth Sonar (LFVDS) Management Systems: Fire Control System (FCS) Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) Automatic Power Management System (APMS) Battle Damage Control System (BDCS)[source] | — |
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| Armament | Anti-Submarine Warfare: 1 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher 2 × triple lightweight torpedo launchers (presumably the Advanced Light Weight Torpedo (ALWT)) Anti-submarine mines (launched from mine-laying rails) Guns: 1 × Naval Surface Gun (30mm) 2 × OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun[source] | — |
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| Notes | Largest waterjet-powered vessels in the Indian Navy .[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | India[source] | India[source] India[source] India[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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| Capacity | — | 250 passengers[source] |
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| Source manufacturer statement | — | The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy .[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity |
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| Source measurement | — | The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy . They are fully air-conditioned craft and are fitted with modern navigational aids and can ferry 250 passengers.[source]Manoram-class ferry · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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