INS Mahe is the Indian Navy's first Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow-water craft, a Cochin Shipyard-built littoral combatant for coastal ASW, underwater surveillance, mine laying, and low-intensity maritime operations on the Western Seaboard.
Mahe is a relationship-only naval-platform record because no direct conflict-use source currently ties the ship to a cataloged conflict. Its value here is the sourced relationship between India's ASW-SWC program, coastal submarine prosecution, and the class weapons and sensors identified in official releases.
PIB places INS Mahe with Western Naval Command and describes the Mahe-class as a first line of coastal defence integrated with larger surface combatants, submarines, and aviation assets.
Official delivery and CSL releases describe coastal ASW, underwater surveillance, low-intensity maritime operations, search and rescue, and mine laying roles.
ASW-SWC launch reporting identifies hull-mounted and low-frequency variable-depth sonar, torpedoes, anti-submarine rockets, NSG-30 gun armament, and 12.7 mm stabilized remote-controlled guns.
Sources: PIB INS Mahe commissioning; PIB Mahe delivery; PIB Magdala ASW SWC launch; CSL ASW SWC eighth keel laying.
The Mahe-class entries in this record refer to the eight CSL-built ASW-SWC hulls ordered for the Indian Navy; official CSL and PIB releases identify the first five named hulls, Magdala as the sixth vessel, and BY 530 as the eighth and last ship.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Malvan | Second vessel / BY 524 | CSL launch reporting says BY 524 would bear the name INS Malvan on commissioning. Sources: CSL Mahe Malvan Mangrol launch |
| Mangrol | Third vessel / BY 525 | CSL launch reporting says BY 525 would bear the name INS Mangrol on commissioning. Sources: CSL Mahe Malvan Mangrol launch |
| Malpe | Fourth vessel / BY 526 | CSL launch reporting identifies BY 526 as the fourth ship in the series and says it would bear the name INS Malpe on commissioning. Sources: CSL Malpe Mulki launch |
| Mulki | Fifth vessel / BY 527 | CSL launch reporting identifies BY 527 as the fifth ship in the series and says it would bear the name INS Mulki on commissioning. Sources: CSL Malpe Mulki launch |
| Magdala | Sixth vessel / BY 528 | Official launch reporting identifies Magdala as the sixth ASW-SWC in the CSL-built eight-vessel series. Sources: PIB Magdala ASW SWC launch |
| BY 530 | Eighth vessel / BY 530 | PIB and CSL reported keel laying for BY 530 as the eighth and last ship in the Ministry of Defence contract for eight CSL-built ASW shallow-water craft; CSL identifies the vessel name as Manapad. Sources: PIB Mahe class last keel, CSL ASW SWC eighth keel laying |
CSL says the Ministry of Defence and Cochin Shipyard signed the contract for eight ASW shallow-water craft on 30 April 2019.
Sources: CSL ASW SWC eighth keel laying
PIB reported keel laying for BY 523 Mahe, the first warship in the CSL-built ASW-SWC project.
Sources: PIB Mahe keel laying
CSL reported the concurrent launch of BY 523, BY 524, and BY 525, to be named INS Mahe, INS Malvan, and INS Mangrol on commissioning.
Sources: CSL Mahe Malvan Mangrol launch
PIB reported keel laying for BY 530, the eighth and last ASW-SWC in the CSL-built Mahe-class series.
Sources: PIB Mahe class last keel
PIB reported that Mahe, the first of eight CSL-built ASW shallow-water craft, was delivered to the Indian Navy.
Sources: PIB Mahe delivery
PIB reported that INS Mahe was commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, as the first Mahe-class ASW-SWC.
Sources: PIB INS Mahe commissioning
The CSL-built Mahe-class line is one half of India's ASW Shallow Water Craft procurement, with this record focused only on the eight-vessel Cochin Shipyard series. Official releases identify the 30 April 2019 MoD-CSL contract, Mahe as the first delivered and commissioned ship, the first five named hulls through CSL launch releases, Magdala as the sixth vessel, and BY 530 as the eighth and last ship.
Sources: CSL Mahe delivery; CSL Mahe Malvan Mangrol launch; CSL Malpe Mulki launch; CSL ASW SWC eighth keel laying; PIB Mahe class last keel.
