Updated On: 05 October, 2025 06:16 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Androth has been built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata and is a major step forward in India’s efforts to build its own defence equipment, an official statement said

The ship is more than 80 per cent made in India. Pic/Defence PRO
The Indian Navy is set to commission Androth, the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at a special ceremony on October 6, 2025 at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, an official statement said on Sunday.
The event will be led by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command, it said.