![]() INS Guldar (second ship from top) | |
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Name | INS Guldar |
Namesake | Leopard [1] |
Builder | |
Commissioned | December 1985 |
Decommissioned | 12 January 2024 |
Identification | Pennant number: L21 |
Status | Decommissioned |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kumbhir-class landing ship |
Displacement | 1120 tons (standard) |
Length | 83.9 m [2] |
Beam | 9.7 m |
Draught | 1.3 metres (extreme bow and 2.58 metres (stern) |
Depth | 5.2 m |
Propulsion | 2 x 2200 hp Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesel engines. |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 120 (incl. 12 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems | SRN 7453 radar |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak |
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Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Guldar was commissioned in December 1985. After over 38 years of service, the ship was decommissioned on 12 January 2024. [3]
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