India to launch anti-submarine warfare-class corvette next week

India will launch an anti- submarine warfare-class stealth corvette next week, sources said Friday.

"This corvette, called INS Kavaratti, will in fact be the last of the four anti-submarine warfare class stealth corvettes built by Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers," the sources said.

The vessel can fight in nuclear, chemical and biological warfare conditions. It is 90 percent indigenous, has four diesel engines and can achieve speeds in excess of 25 knots.

INS Kamorta, the first ship, was commissioned by the Indian Navy last year. Endi