<p>The ceremony was attended by Kerala Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar. The ship is propelled by three powerful water jets that can achieve speed in excess of 35 knots.<br />The ship, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Subhal Nathan, has a crew of three officers and 38 sailors.<br /><br />INS Kalpeni is the seventh in a batch of 10 ships being built at the Garden Reach Shipyard in Kolkota. <br /><br />Rear Admiral K.C. Shekar, chairman and managing director of the Garden Reach Shipyard, said the ship with nearly 95 percent indigenous content was built in 24 months.<br />The ship has been fitted with 11 machineguns and shoulder-launched IGLA surface-to-air missiles to neutralise aerial threats.</p>
<p>The ceremony was attended by Kerala Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar. The ship is propelled by three powerful water jets that can achieve speed in excess of 35 knots.<br />The ship, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Subhal Nathan, has a crew of three officers and 38 sailors.<br /><br />INS Kalpeni is the seventh in a batch of 10 ships being built at the Garden Reach Shipyard in Kolkota. <br /><br />Rear Admiral K.C. Shekar, chairman and managing director of the Garden Reach Shipyard, said the ship with nearly 95 percent indigenous content was built in 24 months.<br />The ship has been fitted with 11 machineguns and shoulder-launched IGLA surface-to-air missiles to neutralise aerial threats.</p>