Shardul-class tank landing ship

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INS Airavat (L24) sails out of Visakhapatnam harbour after commissioning
Class overview
NameShardul class
Builders Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
OperatorsNaval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Preceded by Magarclass
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
Type Tank landing ship
Displacement5,650 tons
Length125 m (410 ft)
Beam17.5 m (57 ft)
Draught4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion Kirloskar PA6 STC engines
Speed16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity
  • 11 MBT, 10 armoured 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		Decoy: Chaff launchers
Armament
  • 2 × WM-18 rocket launchers
  • 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30 mm Medak) guns, MANPAD's.
Aircraft carried1 Sea King/HAL Dhruv

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.

Contents

The class has an indigenous content of over 90%.[ citation needed ]

History

Shardul was the first vessel commissioned at Karwar Naval Base, INS Kadamba. The second ship Kesari was commissioned at the Visakhapatnam Naval Base, [1] and later moved to Port Blair. [2] The third ship Airavata underwent sea trials in 2008 and was commissioned in 2009. [3] [4] [5]

Ships

 Name  Pennant  Builder  Homeport  Commissioned  Status 
INS Shardul L16 GRSE Karwar 4 January 2007Active
INS Kesari L15 Port Blair 5 April 2008Active
INS Airavat L24 Visakhapatnam 19 May 2009Active

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References

  1. ↑ "INS Kesari Commissioned". Indian Navy. 5 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Another naval ship heads for Seychelles". The Hindu. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Balajj, J. (8 April 2008). "INS Airavata for basin trials in May". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Image of INS Airavat". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Image during Commissioning ceremony". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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