INS Mahish

INS Mahish
History
Name	INS Mahish
Namesake	Water Buffalo [1]
Builder	Gdańsk Shipyard Stocznia Gdynia
Commissioned	4 June 1985
Decommissioned	11 November 2016
Identification	Pennant number: L19
Fate	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class & 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 & processing systems	SRN 7453 radar
Armament	2 × AK-230 30mm guns 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30mm Medak) guns, MANPAD's.
Aircraft carried	1 HAL Chetak

INS Mahish is a Kumbhir-class landing ship of the Indian Navy.

History

Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Mahish was commissioned on 4 June 1985. The ship was decommissioned on 11 November 2016 at Port Blair. Her last commanding office was Commoder Harkesh Yadav. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Mahisha, Mahiṣa, Mahisa, Māhiṣa, Mahīśa: 41 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
2. "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
3. "INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony". Andaman Sheekha. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
4. "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 19 November 2016.