INS Karwar (M67)

INS Karwar (M67) of the Karwar class is identical to the s that were in service with the Indian Navy till 2012, built by the Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard at Saint Petersburg in Russia except for the addition of surface-to-air missiles. The lead ship of this class Karwar and other ships of the class are set to be decommissioned by 2018 as Indian Navy looks to replace them with twelve new Mine Counter-measure Vessels (MCMV) to be built at Goa Shipyard Limited in collaboration with Busan-based Kangnam Corporation under the Make in India initiative. Karwar is a modified version of the. As minesweepers, it is large and heavily armed and can serve the dual purpose of an anti-submarine warfare escort. The hull of the ship is made of U3 low magnetic signature steel.