Officials celebrate the launch of INS Karanj, the third madeinIndia Scorpeneclass submarine, at Mazgaon dock in Mumbai on Wednesday. MUMBAI: The S corpene class submarine ‘Karanj’ was launched at Mazagon Dock here on Wednesday. Karanj is the third of the six Scorpene class submarines being built by shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) under the P-75I project. Admiral Sunil Lanba, chief of naval staff, who was the chief guest, said, “It is one of the most advanced submarines and better than those that the enemy country has.
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The Indian Navy launched the third state-of-the-art Scorpene class submarine, Karanj, in Mumbai on Wednesday. Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba’s wife Reena Lanba launched the submarine, constructed by shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.The submarine will undergo rigorous tests for one year before it is commissioned, Admiral Lanba said. He called for introspection in the ship building business in view of the delay in the construction and commissioning of submarines.The first three submarines of the Scorpene class have been named Kalvari, Khanderi and Karanj. The remaining three (to be launched in the future) will be called Vela, Vagir and Vagsheer, a Navy spokesperson said.