INS Kesari (2005)

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INS Kesari (L15) during Milan 2018 exercise
History
Naval Ensign of India.svgIndia
NameINS Kesari [1]
Namesake Gir lion
Builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Launched8 June 2005
Commissioned5 April 2008
Homeport Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Command
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and type Shardul-class tank landing ship
Displacement5650 tons
Length125 m (410 ft)
Beam17.5 m (57 ft)
Draught4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion Kirloskar PA6 STC engines [2]
Speed16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity
  • 11 MBT, 10 vehicles
  • 465.8 m3 (16,450 cu ft) water, 1,292.6 m3 (45,650 cu ft) diesel fuel
Troops500
Complement11 officers, 145 sailors
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Chaff launchers
Armament
  • 2 × WM-18 rocket launchers
  • 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30mm Medak) guns, MANPAD's.
Aircraft carried1 Westland Sea King or HAL Dhruv

INS Kesari (L15) is a Shardul-class tank landing ship of the Indian Navy. [1] [3] [4]

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History

The ship was launched by Sandhya Prasad, wife of the then Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Yashwant Prasad. [5]

In 2009, INS Kesari was transferred from the Eastern Naval Command in Vishakhapatnam to Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Command. [6] [7] [8]

In March 2014, the ship, under the command of Commander Mahesh Mangipudi, was involved in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean region. [9]

In January 2022, two Solas Marine fast interceptor boat were transferred from Indian Navy to Mozambique Navy on board INS Kesari. Mozambique Navy personnel were given training to operate the new interceptor boats. [10]

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References

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  8. ↑ "Another naval ship heads for Seychelles". The Hindu . 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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  10. ↑ "India hands over two additional interceptor boats to Mozambique". Military Africa. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2024.


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