Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) will launch an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Shallow Water Craft, a hybrid electric methanol-ready Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), and a trailer suction hopper dredger on Saturday (October 18, 2025).
The ASW Shallow Water Craft, to be commissioned as INS Magdala for the Indian Navy, is the sixth vessel in a series being built under a contract for eight vessels signed in April 2019. Designed and built indigenously, the 78-metre-long, 896-tonne craft is capable of achieving speeds of up to 25 knots. It is equipped with advanced underwater sensors, lightweight torpedoes, ASW rockets, and mine-laying capability. The vessel can also conduct low-intensity maritime operations, coordinated ASW missions with aircraft, and search and rescue operations in coastal waters, CSL said in a release.
The ASW Shallow Water Craft class will replace the Indian Navy’s Abhay-class corvettes, significantly strengthening India’s near-shore anti-submarine capabilities with enhanced automation, manoeuvrability and endurance, the release added.
The 93-metre-long, 19.6-metre-wide hybrid electric methanol-ready CSOV will support the commissioning, installation, and maintenance of offshore wind turbines. Equipped with hybrid-electric propulsion, methanol-ready engines, large lithium-ion battery packs, dynamic positioning (DP2), and a motion-compensated gangway system, the vessel ensures safe and efficient operations even in rough seas. It will also serve as a “floating hotel” for offshore technicians, according to the relase.
