Kumbhir-class tank landing ship

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INS Mahish sailing through Indian Ocean.jpg
INS Mahish sailing through Indian Ocean.
Class overview
NameKumbhir class
OperatorsNaval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Preceded byGharial class (Polnocny-A)
Succeeded by Magar class
In service1974 – 2024
Completed8
Retired8
General characteristics
Type Tank landing ship
Displacement1,120 tons (standard)
Length83.9 m (275 ft)
Beam9.7 m (32 ft)
Speed18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement40 (incl 5 officers)
Sensors &
processing systems		SRN 7453 radar
Armament
  • 2 × AK-230 30 mm guns
  • 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30 mm Medak) guns, MANPADs.
Aircraft carried1 HAL Chetak

Kumbhir-class landing ships were a class of 8 medium amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy. [1]

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Service history

The last of the 3 remaining ships Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir were decommissioned on 12 January 2024 after nearly 40 years of service. [2]

Ships of the class

NamePennant NumberCommissionedDecommissionedHomeportStatus
Naval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Ghorpad L1421 December 197411 January 2008 Visakhapatnam Decommissioned
Kesari L1515 August 19758 May 1999
Shardul L1624 December 1975June 1997
Sharabh L1727 January 197615 July 2011
Cheetah L18February 198512 January 2024 Port Blair
Mahish L194 June 198511 November 2016 [3]
Guldar L21December 198512 January 2024
Kumbhir L22November 1986

See also

References

  1. ↑ Indian Naval Ships-Landing Ship Tank - Kumbhir Class Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ @AN_Command (9 January 2024). "Indian Navy Ships Cheetah, Guldar & Kumbhir are scheduled for decommissioning after 40 years of glorious service" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony". Andaman Sheekha. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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