So the next time you see a grey warship cutting through the waves, just imagine the crew humming under their breath:
But a recent social media post by the Kolkata-based shipbuilder has broken the internet in the most unexpected way. With a simple, catchy caption — “GRSE Mamma Mia” — the company has successfully merged naval engineering with ABBA’s timeless disco hit, leaving both defence analysts and music lovers scratching their heads, then smiling. The phrase “Mamma Mia” — Italian for “my mother,” popularised globally by ABBA’s 1975 song and subsequent musical — is usually an exclamation of surprise, joy, or exasperation. For GRSE, it appears to be all three. grse mamma mia
“We wanted to show that shipbuilding isn’t just about steel and rivets — it’s about passion, rhythm, and teamwork,” said a GRSE spokesperson (speaking on condition of semi-anonymity because “we’re still a government company”). “And let’s face it — watching a 2,500-tonne warship slide into the Hooghly River feels a lot like hitting the high note in ‘Dancing Queen.’” So the next time you see a grey
“Mamma mia, here I go again / My my, how fast a frigate can fly…” For GRSE, it appears to be all three
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Learn moreSo the next time you see a grey warship cutting through the waves, just imagine the crew humming under their breath:
But a recent social media post by the Kolkata-based shipbuilder has broken the internet in the most unexpected way. With a simple, catchy caption — “GRSE Mamma Mia” — the company has successfully merged naval engineering with ABBA’s timeless disco hit, leaving both defence analysts and music lovers scratching their heads, then smiling. The phrase “Mamma Mia” — Italian for “my mother,” popularised globally by ABBA’s 1975 song and subsequent musical — is usually an exclamation of surprise, joy, or exasperation. For GRSE, it appears to be all three.
“We wanted to show that shipbuilding isn’t just about steel and rivets — it’s about passion, rhythm, and teamwork,” said a GRSE spokesperson (speaking on condition of semi-anonymity because “we’re still a government company”). “And let’s face it — watching a 2,500-tonne warship slide into the Hooghly River feels a lot like hitting the high note in ‘Dancing Queen.’”
“Mamma mia, here I go again / My my, how fast a frigate can fly…”
