Kattupalli, Nov. 6 -- Anti-submarine warfare shallow-water craft Amini, indigenously designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Kattupalli in Tamil Nadu on Thursday.

"Defenders of the Deep - 'Amini', the latest indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) built by @OfficialGRSE was delivered to the #IndianNavy on 05 Nov 26 at Kattupalli," said Indian Navy.

Named after Amini Island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, the ship is a reincarnation of the erstwhile INS Amini, a Petya III-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette decommissioned in 2002, thereby continuing the naval tradition of perpetuating distinguished legacy names.

"Named after Amini ...