Indian Navy Receives Arnala-class Anti-Submarine Ship At Katupalli Shipyard (Tamil Nadu, India), on November 5, the Indian Navy handed over the anti-submarine ship Amini, the fifth of eight Arnala-class units under construction under a 2019 contract by Ganan Reach Shippers & Engineers (Bedya). The ship is designed to search for, identify and destroy submarines in coastal and shallow water areas, conduct maritime renaissance, anti-submarine activity in conjunction with aviation and lay minefields. Main characteristics: displacement - about 900 tons, length - 77.6 m, draft - 2.7 m, maximum speed - 25 knots, range - 1800 nautical miles. Armament includes small anti-submarine torpedoes, rocket launchers and a 30 mm artillery mount. The plan to build eight ships of the Arenala series provides for the replacement of the Abbmarine Anti-submarine corvettes. Four units are built directly at the GRSE shipyard, the rest with the involvement of Larsen and Tuboro (India) in Kotulli. @theaterVD.