Multi-purpose vessel INS Samarthak commissioned into the Indian Navy at Karwar

The multi-purpose vessel INS Samarthak was commissioned into the Indian Navy at an event at the Navy’s base in Karwar, Karnataka on October 16, 2026. The vessel was built by Larsen & Toubro at its Kattupalli shipyard in Tamil Nadu, and the Navy said it has more than 75% indigenous content and is the first of four such multi-purpose vessels to be inducted.