The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, abbreviated as GRSE, is one of India's leading shipyards, located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It builds and repairs commercial and naval vessels. Presently GRSE has also started building export ships in a mission to expand its business.
The following ships of the Indian Navy have been named INS Shardul:
INS Jalashwa is an amphibious transport dock currently in service with the Indian Navy. Formerly USS Trenton, she, along with six Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters were procured from the United States by India for a total of US$90 million in 2005. She was commissioned on 22 June 2007. INS Jalashwa is the only Indian naval ship to be acquired from the United States. She is based in Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.
Shardul-class landing ships are large amphibious warfare vessels built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers for the Indian Navy. They are an evolution of the Magar-class amphibious landing ships.
INS Airavat is the third Shardul-class amphibious warfare vessel of the Indian Navy.
The Magar-class landing ships are amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy, currently in active service. Only two ships of the class were designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, with fitting completed at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.
L14 or L-14 may refer to:
INS Magar is the lead ship of Magar-class amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy. She was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata and was commissioned by Admiral R.H. Tahiliani, Chief of the Naval Staff on 15 July 1987. The ship has a length of 120 metres and a beam of 17.5 metres. The main weapon systems of the ship consist of CRN 91 Guns, chaff launcher (Kavach) and the WM-18A Rocket launcher. The ship also carries four landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVP) onboard, which can be used for the landing of troops.
The following ships of the Indian Navy have been named INS Kesari:
Kumbhir-class landing ships are medium amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy.
INS Gharial is a Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel of the Indian Navy.
INS Kumbhir is the lead vessel of her class of the amphibious warfare ships of the Indian Navy.
INS Jarawa is a naval base of the Indian Armed Forces under the joint-services Andaman and Nicobar Command located in Port Blair in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It was commissioned in 1964.
Indian Navy has planned 4 LPDs/LHDs to be built in 2020s for amphibious warfare, island protection and disaster relief roles. Each ship is expected to displace 30 to 40 thousand tonnes and able to carry 12 special operations and 2 heavy-lift helicopters and armed with CIWS and missiles. It is also expected to carry directed energy weapons once developed and operationalised by India. Ships are to be manufactured by an Indian shipyard but may be based on design from a foreign one.
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC is a retired Flag Officer in the Indian Navy. He served as the 13th Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command from 29 February 2016 to 1 December 2019.
Vice Admiral M A Hampiholi, AVSM, NM is a serving flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy. Before assuming this appointment, he served as the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) at Naval headquarters.
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