What is INS Kadmatt?

About INS Kadmatt

• It is an indigenous stealth anti-submarine warfare corvette.
• It 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.
• It was commissioned into the Indian Navy in January 2016.
• The ship was inducted into the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy.
• It has been named after the Kadmat Island of India's Lakshadweep Islands.
• The primary role of the INS Kadmatt is in anti-submarine warfare – to protect ships in convoys and ports from enemy submarine attacks.
• Features:
  • Length: 109 m (358 ft)
  • Beam: 12.8 m (42 ft)
  • Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
  • Range: 3,450 mi (5,550 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
  • Complement: 180 sailors and 13 officers
  • The ship is fitted with state-of-the-art weapons, sensors, and machinery and is also designed to embark the Seaking anti-submarine helicopter.
  • The ship also has on-board early warning, navigation, and fire control radars besides underwater sensors and integrated communication and electronic warfare systems.
  • It produces low levels of radiated underwater noise, which reduces its chances of detection.
  • It is equipped with anti-aircraft guns, torpedoes, and rocket launchers. 

Q1) What is a torpedo?

A torpedo is essentially a guided missile that happens to "fly" underwater. A torpedo therefore has a propulsion system, a guidance system and some sort of explosive device.

Source: INS Kadmatt conducts underway replenishment with Japan's JS Towada in North Pacific