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
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 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 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. [6]

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. [7]

In 2022, two Solas Marine fast interceptor boat were transferred from Indian Navy to Mozambique on board INS Kesari. Mozambique Navy personnel were given training to operate the new interceptor boats. [8]

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