The Indian Navy will commission INS Mangrol, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on October 12.

Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, will preside over the commissioning ceremony. Senior naval and defence officials, representatives from the Ministry of Defence and CSL, veterans, and representatives of indigenous weapon and sensor manufacturers are expected to attend the event.