Indian Navy takes delivery of Amini shallow water craft

The Indian Navy took delivery of the shallow water anti-submarine craft Amini at Kattupalli in Tamil Nadu on 5 November 2026. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, a Kolkata-based shipbuilder, designed and built the vessel in India. Amini is the fifth delivery in the series of eight craft that the company is building for the Navy. The handover was announced on 6 November 2026. It marks transfer of the vessel to the Navy.

The craft uses waterjets for propulsion and carries sonar for detecting underwater threats. Its equipment includes lightweight torpedoes and indigenous rocket launchers. The Navy expects the vessel to support anti-submarine work in coastal waters, surveillance and mine laying. More than 80% of the vessel’s content is indigenous. The ship takes its name from Amini Island in Lakshadweep and continues the naming legacy of an earlier anti-submarine corvette.

Facts to remember

• Delivery: 5 November 2026 at Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu; public announcement: 6 November 2026.
• Builder: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers; Amini is its fifth delivery in a series of eight craft for the Navy.
• The vessel uses waterjet propulsion and contains more than 80% indigenous content.
• The name refers to Amini Island in Lakshadweep; the earlier corvette bearing the name was decommissioned in 2002.

Background

The earlier INS Amini was a Petya III class corvette used for anti-submarine warfare. The new craft carries the same name but belongs to a shallow water series designed for coastal work. The shipbuilding programme comprises orders for 16 craft, split equally between Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers and another Indian shipyard. The count of eight refers to one builder’s share.

Why it matters for exams

For CLAT general knowledge and Science, revise indigenous shipbuilding, coastal defence and the distinction between delivery and commissioning.