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DSC A24 (Yard 329), the fifth and final ship of the Diving Support Craft (DSC) project, was launched at Titagarh, Kolkata, on 1 August 2026, completing a 5-ship order the Navy placed with Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) in February 2021.
The catamaran-hulled vessel, displacing 300-400 tonnes and built to Indian Register of Shipping naval rules, augments the Navy's diving support, underwater inspection, salvage and coastal deployment capability.
About 70% of main and auxiliary equipment is indigenously sourced, making the DSC project a flagship Aatmanirbhar Bharat / Make in India defence-shipbuilding example.
Private shipbuilder that delivered all 5 DSCs under the Indian Navy's Make in India order (placed Feb 2021); entered shipbuilding in 2012 via its Corporate Shipyard acquisition
India's national ship classification society; sets the naval rules and regulations DSCs are built to
GS Paper 3 > Defence Indigenisation and Make in India
One-time — this completes the DSC project's 5-ship order
A class of 5 catamaran-hulled Indian Navy vessels (300-400 tonnes) built by Titagarh Rail Systems for diving support, underwater inspection and salvage operations