Manufacturer catalog

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd, commonly known as GRSE, is an Indian Ministry of Defence public-sector shipyard in Kolkata that designs, builds, repairs, and exports naval and commercial vessels. Its catalog-relevant work centers on Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard surface combatants, including Project 17A frigates and Project 28 anti-submarine warfare corvettes.

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GRSE traces its roots to an 1884 river-steamer workshop on the Hooghly River and became a Government of India undertaking in 1960. The company describes itself as a Navratna company under the Ministry of Defence and lists shipbuilding, ship repair, engineering, and engine work as core product areas.

The shipyard's modern defense portfolio is concentrated in warships and patrol vessels. GRSE highlights delivery of more than 100 warships since 1960, large indigenous-content programs such as ASW corvettes and landing craft utilities, and an active pipeline that includes Project 17A advanced frigates, survey vessels, ASW shallow-water craft, next-generation offshore patrol vessels, patrol boats, and export or commercial platforms.

Naval shipbuildingSurface combatantsAnti-submarine warfare vesselsPatrol vessels and landing craftShip repairMarine engineering and engines

Notable Systems

Himgiri, Project 17A frigate, Naval Systems

Himgiri

Project 17A frigate

Project 17A / Nilgiri-class guided-missile frigate delivered by GRSE to the Indian Navy on 31 July 2025 and commissioned in August 2025 with BrahMos, Barak-8, aviation facilities, and multi-mission combat systems.

Sources: PIB Himgiri delivery, GRSE official website
Kamorta-class corvette, Project 28 anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette, Naval Systems

Kamorta-class corvette

Project 28 anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette

Project 28 anti-submarine warfare corvette class constructed by GRSE, with INS Kavaratti commissioned in 2020 as the last of four indigenously built ASW stealth corvettes.

Sources: PIB Kavaratti commissioning, Saab Kavaratti composite-superstructure story

Manufacturer History

  1. River-steamer workshop origins

    GRSE's own historical timeline places the origin of the enterprise in a small workshop on the Hooghly River that repaired river craft.

    Sources: GRSE official website, GRSE achievement highlights

  2. Government of India takeover

    The company was taken over by the Government of India, forming the basis for its later role as a Ministry of Defence shipyard.

    Sources: GRSE official website, GRSE achievement highlights

  3. 100th warship delivered

    GRSE marks the delivery of LCU L-56 to the Indian Navy as its 100th warship milestone.

    Sources: GRSE official website, GRSE achievement highlights

  4. Himgiri delivered

    PIB reported that GRSE delivered Himgiri, the first of three GRSE-built Project 17A advanced guided-missile frigates, to the Indian Navy at Kolkata.

    Sources: PIB Himgiri delivery

Predecessors
Garden Reach Workshop Ltd
Website links
Official websiteContact and registered officeAchievement highlightsAnnual reports

GRSE is a government-owned defense shipyard whose public sources emphasize ship programs and milestone reporting; catalog links should stay tied to specific published naval-system records.

Manufacturer Sources

  • GRSE official websitePublisher: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited | Note: Supports GRSE's Ministry of Defence status, product areas, historical timeline, active shipbuilding focus, current pipeline, and official logo image. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GRSE contact pagePublisher: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited | Note: Supports the registered and corporate office address at GRSE Bhavan, 61 Garden Reach Road, Kolkata, and the official website identity. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GRSE achievement highlightsPublisher: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited | Note: Supports GRSE's major milestones, more than 100 warships delivered since 1960, indigenous-content claims for ASW corvettes and LCUs, 1884 origin, 1960 government takeover, and 2019 100th-warship milestone. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GRSE annual reports pagePublisher: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited | Note: Supports access to GRSE's current annual-report filings and investor reporting context as a listed public-sector company. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • PIB Himgiri deliveryPublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports GRSE delivery of Himgiri on 31 July 2025, Project 17A context, 801st vessel and 112-warship figures, and the ship's broad missile and mission fit. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • PIB Kavaratti commissioningPublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports INS Kavaratti as a Project 28 Kamorta-class ASW stealth corvette constructed by GRSE and commissioned as the last of four such corvettes. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Saab Kavaratti composite-superstructure storyPublisher: Saab | Note: Supports Kamorta-class dimensions, speed, GRSE construction in Kolkata, composite-superstructure context for INS Kavaratti and INS Kiltan, and broad ASW corvette armament categories. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Kamorta-class corvette, Project 28 anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette, Naval SystemsKamorta-class corvetteProject 28 anti-submarine warfare stealth corvetteBuilt in: IndiaThe Kamorta-class corvette is India's four-ship Project 28 anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette class, designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd in Kolkata. Official sources describe the class as a diesel-powered Eastern Fleet ASW platform with indigenous combat systems, rocket and torpedo armament, helicopter facilities, low-signature hull and exhaust features, and carbon-composite superstructures on INS Kiltan and INS Kavaratti.