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	On 22 February 2006, at around 5 pm local time, an accidental fire broke out on the ship. It was caused while the ship was engaged in dumping expired ammunition, and one of the boxes of ammunition caught fire. At the time of the accident the Magar was in the [[Bay of Bengal]], around {{convert\|40\|nmi\|km\|-1}} from [[Visakhapatnam]]. Casualties included three deaths and a further nineteen sailors sustaining injuries. The injured were rushed to a naval hospital in Visakhapatnam by the [[Westland Sea King\|Sea King]] helicopter on board.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/three-killed-19-injured-in-fire-aboard-ins-magar_277545.html\|title=Three killed, 19 injured in fire aboard INS Magar\|date=2006-02-23\|access-date=2021-01-03}}</ref>		On 22 February 2006, at around 5 pm local time, an accidental fire broke out on the ship. It was caused while the ship was engaged in dumping expired ammunition, and one of the boxes of ammunition caught fire. At the time of the accident the Magar was in the [[Bay of Bengal]], around {{convert\|40\|nmi\|km\|-1}} from [[Visakhapatnam]]. Casualties included three deaths and a further nineteen sailors sustaining injuries. The injured were rushed to a naval hospital in Visakhapatnam by the [[Westland Sea King\|Sea King]] helicopter on board.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/three-killed-19-injured-in-fire-aboard-ins-magar_277545.html\|title=Three killed, 19 injured in fire aboard INS Magar\|date=2006-02-23\|access-date=2021-01-03}}</ref>

	In April 2018, the ship changed base port to Kochi, the Indian Navy's training command. She underwent modifications and joined First Training Squadron for training sea officers.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/apr/13/ins-magar-joins-southern-naval-command-to-augment-1ts-capacity-1800975.htmlm\|title=INS Magar joins Southern Naval Command, to augment '1TS' capacity\|work=www.newindianexpress.com\|accessdate=30 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In April 2018, the ship changed base port to Kochi, the Indian Navy's training command. She underwent modifications and joined First Training Squadron for training sea officers.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/apr/13/ins-magar-joins-southern-naval-command-to-augment-1ts-capacity-1800975.htmlm\|title=INS Magar joins Southern Naval Command, to augment '1TS' capacity\|work=www.newindianexpress.com\|accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref>

	In May 2020, [[INS Jalashwa]] and INS Magar were dispatched to [[Malé]], the capital of the [[Maldives]], as part of Phase-I of the evacuation of stranded Indians under Operation Samudra Setu during the Covid pandemic.<ref name="Operation Samudra Setu"/>		In May 2020, [[INS Jalashwa]] and INS Magar were dispatched to [[Malé]], the capital of the [[Maldives]], as part of Phase-I of the evacuation of stranded Indians under Operation Samudra Setu during the Covid pandemic.<ref name="Operation Samudra Setu"/>

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|Ship name= INS ''Magar''
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Magar|amphibious warfare vessel}}
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|Ship displacement= {{convert|5665|t|ST}} (full load)<ref name=in-magar>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/landing_ships_magar.htm |title=Surface Ships of Indian Navy |accessdate=2009-08-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619083910/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/landing_ships_magar.htm |archivedate=2009-06-19 }}</ref>
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|Ship capacity= 15 Tanks, 8 APCs<ref name=br-magar>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/163-Magar-Class.html|title = Magar Class - Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy}}</ref>
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'''INS ''Magar''''' is the lead ship of {{sclass|Magar|amphibious warfare vessel}}s of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-magar/> She was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, [[Kolkata]] and was commissioned by [[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani|Admiral R.H. Tahiliani]], Chief of the Naval Staff on 15 July 1987.<ref name="Indian Navy News">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ship-magar-joins-southern-naval-command|title=Indian Naval Ship Magar Joins Southern Naval Command|date=|access-date=2021-01-03}}</ref> 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 Naval Gun|CRN 91 Guns]], chaff launcher ([[Kavach (anti-missile system)|Kavach]]) and the WM-18A Rocket launcher. The ship also carries four landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVP) on board, which can be used for the landing of troops.<ref name="Operation Samudra Setu">{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/05/06/operation-samudra-setu-why-the-indian-navy-chose-ins-jalashwa-and-ins-magar.html|title=Operation Samudra Setu: Why the Indian Navy chose INS Jalashwa and INS Magar|date=2020-05-06|access-date=2021-01-03}}</ref>

==History==
The major operations undertaken by the ship include Operation Pawan ([[Indian Peace Keeping Force]] operations in [[Sri Lanka]]), wherein she played a pivotal role in movement of logistics supplies to the area of operations, to support the IPKF land forces.<ref name="Indian Navy News"/><ref name="newindianexpress" />

In the wake of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Tsunami]], the ship had provided relief for over 1,300 survivors.<ref name="Indian Navy News"/>

On 22 February 2006, at around 5 pm local time, an accidental fire broke out on the ship. It was caused while the ship was engaged in dumping expired ammunition, and one of the boxes of ammunition caught fire. At the time of the accident the Magar was in the [[Bay of Bengal]], around {{convert|40|nmi|km|-1}} from [[Visakhapatnam]]. Casualties included three deaths and a further nineteen sailors sustaining injuries. The injured were rushed to a naval hospital in Visakhapatnam by the [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] helicopter on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/three-killed-19-injured-in-fire-aboard-ins-magar_277545.html|title=Three killed, 19 injured in fire aboard INS Magar|date=2006-02-23|access-date=2021-01-03}}</ref>

In April 2018, the ship changed base port to Kochi, the Indian Navy's training command. She underwent modifications and joined First Training Squadron for training sea officers.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/apr/13/ins-magar-joins-southern-naval-command-to-augment-1ts-capacity-1800975.htmlm|title=INS Magar joins Southern Naval Command, to augment '1TS' capacity|work=www.newindianexpress.com|accessdate=30 July 2022}}</ref>

In May 2020, [[INS Jalashwa]] and INS Magar were dispatched to [[Malé]], the capital of the [[Maldives]], as part of Phase-I of the evacuation of stranded Indians under Operation Samudra Setu during the Covid pandemic.<ref name="Operation Samudra Setu"/>

==References==
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{{Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel}}

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[[Category:Magar-class amphibious warfare vessels]]
[[Category:Amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Ships built in India]]
[[Category:1987 ships]]

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