Kumbhir-class tank landing ship
![]() INS Mahish sailing through Indian Ocean.
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Class overview | |
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Name | Kumbhir class |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Gharial class (Polnocny-A) |
Succeeded by | Magar class |
Completed | 8 |
Active | 3 |
Retired | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Displacement | 1,120 tons (standard) |
Length | 83.9 m (275 ft) |
Beam | 9.7 m (32 ft) |
Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 40 (incl 5 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems | SRN 7453 radar |
Armament | |
Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak |
Kumbhir-class landing ships are medium amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy.[1]
Ships of the class[]
Name | Pennant | Homeport | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
INS Ghorpad | L14 | Visakhapatnam | 21 December 1974 | 11 January 2008 | Decommissioned |
INS Kesari | L15 | 15 August 1975 | 8 May 1999 | ||
INS Shardul | L16 | 24 December 1975 | June 1997 | ||
INS Sharabh | L17 | 27 January 1976 | 15 July 2011 | ||
INS Cheetah | L18 | Port Blair | February 1985 | Active | |
INS Mahish | L19 | 4 June 1985 | 11 November 2016[2] | Decommissioned | |
INS Guldar | L21 | December 1985 | Active | ||
INS Kumbhir | L22 | November 1986 | Active |
Gallery[]
INS Guldar and INS Kumbhir with LCU Mk. II ships during a beaching operation.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Indian Naval Ships-Landing Ship Tank - Kumbhir Class Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony". Andaman Sheekha. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
Categories:
- Kumbhir-class tank landing ships
- Amphibious warfare vessel classes
- 1970s ships
- Naval ships built in Poland for export
- India–Poland relations