The Keel Laying Ceremony of the first Cadet Training Ship (Yard-18003) for the Indian Navy was held at M/s L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli, on 29 February 24.
The ceremony was presided by R Adm Ravi Kumar Dhingra, Flag Officer Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Area in presence of Rear Admiral G K Harish, AVSM, VSM (Retd), Head Shipbuilding Business, L&T and other Senior officials from Indian Navy and L&T.
Noteworthy, the Contract for indigenous design and construction of the three Cadet Training Ships was concluded between the Indian Ministry of Defence and M/s Larsen and Tourbo shipyard 07 Mar 23.
These Cadet Training Ships will be utilized for training officer cadets at sea after their basic training ashore.
Further, these ships will also extend training facility to cadets from friendly foreign countries.
This is yet another significant milestone in Indian Navy’s pursuit towards indigenous shipbuilding and is in consonance with Government of India’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives.
Source: https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/
