VISAKHAPATNAM, India - The Indian Navy commissioned the first of four new Project 28 indigenous stealth anti-submarine corvettes on August 23. The lead-ship, INS Kamorta, was scheduled to be commissioned in June 2012, but arrives two years late. She will serve with the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet. All of the Project 28 "Kamorta class" ships are being constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) with 90 percent indigenous content. Germany's Larsen & Toubro provided design work for the torpedo and submarine rocket launchers.
Each new Project 28 ship displaces 3,500 tons and is 110 meters in length and has a top speed of 25 knots. They are equipped with an array of anti-submarine weaponry, plus the indigenous surveillance radar Revathi and capacity for one dedicated anti-submarine warfare helicopter apiece.
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