The INS Androth, second in a series of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), was launched in Kolkata on Tuesday. It is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata. 
Highlights

• INS Androth is about 77.6 metres long and 10.5 metres wide, and requires a draught of only 2.7 metres.
• These ships also carry lightweight torpedoes, ASW rockets and mines, a close-in weapon system (with a 30 mm gun) and 16.7 mm stabilised remote-controlled guns.
• The first ship of the series, the INS Arnala, was launched three months ago.