Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL)
CSL is India's largest public-sector shipyard and the only Indian shipyard to have built an aircraft carrier — the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant (45,000 t deep displacement), deliver
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At a Glance
- Headquarters
- Kochi (Willingdon Island), Kerala, India
- Type
- Company (listed)
- Founded
- 1969 (incorporated; shipbuilding operations commenced 1972)
- India entity
- null
- Listed
- NSE: COCHINSHIP | BSE: 540678 (IPO Aug 11, 2017; issue size ₹1,442 Cr); Miniratna Category-I CPSE
- Key India role
- CSL is India's largest public-sector shipyard and the only Indian shipyard to have built an aircraft carrier — the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant (45,000 t deep displacement), deliver
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What It Is
CSL is India's largest public-sector shipyard and the only Indian shipyard to have built an aircraft carrier — the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant (45,000 t deep displacement), delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 Jul 2022 and commissioned 2 Sep 2022. CSL is also building 8 Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) for the Indian Navy (lead ship INS Mahe delivered Oct 24, 2025). CSL constructs and repairs commercial vessels, offshore vessels, and export ships. The yard has secured multiple export orders including for European clients.
Deployments & Procurement
2 documented India deployment(s)/procurement(s).
| Agency | Context | Year | Quantity / Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Navy | INS Vikrant (IAC-1) aircraft carrier delivery | Jul 28, 2022 | 1 carrier (45,000 t) | [1][2][3] |
| Indian Navy | 8 ASW Shallow Water Craft — lead ship INS Mahe delivered | Oct 24, 2025 | 1 of 8 delivered | [1][2][3] |
Import Dependencies
Not analysed in this dossier.
Intelligence Assessment
Methodology: /research/methodology/
FAQ
When did Cochin Shipyard IPO list on the stock exchange?
See the dossier sources above for details.
Which Indian aircraft carrier was built by Cochin Shipyard?
CSL is India's largest public-sector shipyard and the only Indian shipyard to have built an aircraft carrier — the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant (45,000 t deep displacement), delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 Jul 2022 and commissioned 2 Sep 2022.
When was INS Vikrant delivered to the Indian Navy by CSL?
CSL is India's largest public-sector shipyard and the only Indian shipyard to have built an aircraft carrier — the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant (45,000 t deep displacement), delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 Jul 2022 and commissioned 2 Sep 2022.
What is the name of the first ASW Shallow Water Craft delivered by CSL?
CSL is also building 8 Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) for the Indian Navy (lead ship INS Mahe delivered Oct 24, 2025).
Open Questions
- Import-dependency table not published on the listing; component-level analysis pending.
- Re-verify “status” against primary Indian sources (MoD/PIB/DRDO/OEM) next cycle.
Sources
- src-01Indicativehttps://cochinshipyard.in
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- src-atlas-listingIndicativeCochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) — Defence Atlas listing
Own register: indicative only, never official per standing evidence rules. All listing-derived figures in this dossier are attributed to this source.