Indian Navy gets possession of third Scorpene submarine

The third Scorpene submarine will be commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Karanj. Anish Singh reports

Moving a step further in reinforcing the government's 'Make-in-India' commitment, State-owned warship maker Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited on Monday delivered the third scorpene submarine of project P-75 to the Indian Navy. 
 

The submarine will be commissioned into Indian Navy as INS Karanj. 

With the delivery of Karanj, 'India further cements its position as a submarine building nation and MDL has lived up to its reputation as one of India's leading shipyards with capacity and capability to meet requirements and aspirations of the Indian Navy in all dimensions', the warship maker said.
 

The delivery of three submarines INS Khanderi, INS Kalvari and INS Karanj reaffirms India's membership in the exclusive group of submarine-building nations, it added.

Launched on May 6, 2019, Vela, the fourth submarine in the series has commenced her sea trials while the fifth submarine Vagir, which was launched on November 12, 2020, has commenced her harbour sea trials.
 

The sixth submarine is currently in the advanced stage of outfitting.
 

MDL CMD VAdm Narayan Prasad (Retd) and Indian Navy's Western Naval Command Chief of Staff Officer (Tech) RAdm B Sivakumar signed the acceptance document in the presence of naval and MDL officials.