Anti-Submarine Warship Kadmatt

INS Kadmatt is the second of four anti-submarine warfare corvettes built for the Indian Navy by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers of Kolkata under Project 28. The Corvette is named after an island in the Lakshwadeep archipelago. The ship was launched on 26 October 2011 and commissioned on 26 November 2015.

INS Kadmatt is the second of four anti-submarine warfare corvettes built for the Indian Navy by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers of Kolkata under Project 28.The primary role of the INS Kadmatt is in anti submarine warfare – to protect ships in convoys and ports from enemy submarine attacks. The ship has advanced stealth features that significantly reduces her visibility to enemy vessels both above and below the ocean . It is indigenously developed with special grade high-tensile. It can accommodate 17 officers, 106 sailors and can carry a helicopter onboard. It has a maximum speed of 25 Knots. The ship is also equipped with total atmospheric control ventilation system making it fully capable to fight in nuclear, biological and chemical warfare environments.

About Project 28

Kamorta Class indigenous Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW) corvettes are being built by Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers (GRSE), for the Indian Navy. Four of the corvettes constructed under Project 28 (P-28) are scheduled to enter service by 2016. The Kamorta Class succeeds the Kora-Class guided-missile corvettes that are in service with the Indian Navy. The Indian Navy placed an order for the construction of four indigenous corvettes in 2003. These  four are: INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt,  INS Kiltan  and INS Kavaratti. Now first two are inducted into Indian Navy. The Kamorta Class features high tensile indigenous steel hull incorporating a superstructure made of indigenous DMR 249A steel and Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) materials. The hull and superstructure are designed to achieve low radar cross section. The Kamorta Class is installed with a 16-cell vertical launching system (VLS) for firing Barak Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs). The Barak SAM system can strike anti-ship missiles, fixed and rotary-wing aircraft as well as UAVs.

The RBU-6000 (IRL) anti-submarine rocket launchers and triple torpedo tubes mounted on the vessels ensure the engagement of enemy submarines. The stern landing deck can support the operation of a single helicopter. The Kamorta Class corvettes are the first Indian Navy ships to be equipped with rail-less helo traversing system and foldable hangar door.

By: Vishal