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Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) The Indian Navy’s ‘Naman’ car rally to commemorate the commissioning of its 100th indigenous warship concluded at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd in Kolkata on Monday.
The rally, flagged off from the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal on October 29, crossed the Indian coastline, stopping at Mumbai, Goa, Kochi, Kanyakumari, Chennai and Visakhapatnam before reaching GRSE.
The rally was flagged off by Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition.
The event was attended by senior naval officers including Commodore PR Hari (Retd), Chairman and Managing Director, GRSE, Rear Admiral Sujit Bakshi and Rear Admiral Vishal Bishnoi.
Of the 100 indigenous warships commissioned into the Navy, GRSE has supplied 73, starting with INS Ajay in 1961.
The milestone 100th warship, INS Udayagiri, joined the fleet along with INS Himgiri, an advanced guided missile frigate under Project 17A.
Recent additions include ‘Androth’, an anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, and INS Ikshak, a large survey vessel, which was commissioned on 6 November.
Vice Admiral Swaminathan lauded GRSE as “a steadfast partner in the Navy’s quest for self-reliance”, noting its evolution from patrol ship building to stealth frigates.
GRSE is currently building 13 warships, of which nine are in the outfitting stage, and five are awaiting orders for the next generation corvettes.
–IANS
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