India will unveil its first indegeneous anti-submarine warship tomorrow.Defense Minister Arun Jaitley will commission the 3,400-ton INS Kamorta at the southeastern Vishakapatnam port. Built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata, it will be the first warship armed with an indigenous rocket launcher for anti submarine warfare.
The sophisticated front line warship with stealth features will also be the first warship armed with the new trainable chaff launcher — Kavach.With an approximate displacement of 3400 tonnes, it can achieve a maximum speed of 25 knots. It is powered by four indigenously designed 3888KW diesel engines at 1050 rpm and can cover nearly 3,500 nautical miles at 18 knots. The overall length of the ship is 109 meters and is nearly 13 metres wide at its maximum bulge
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