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{{Use British English|date = March 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
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{{Infobox ship image
| image = File:Mk. IV LCU L51 at sea (cropped).jpg
| Ship caption = MK.IV ''LCU (L51)'' at sea.
}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name = ''LCU MK IV'' class
|Builders = [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers|GRSE]]
|Operators = {{navy|India}}
|Class before = [[Mk. III LCU]]
|Class after =
|Subclasses =
|Cost = {{INRConvert|2100|c|lk=on|year=2022}}
|Built range = 2011-20
|In service range =
|In commission range =
|Total ships building =
|Total ships planned = 8
|Total ships completed = 8
|Total ships cancelled =
|Total ships active = 8
|Total ships laid up =
|Total ships lost =
|Total ships retired =
|Total ships preserved =
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Ship class =
| Ship type = [[Landing craft utility]]
| Ship displacement = *{{cvt|830|tonne}} standard<ref name="jdw-31may18">{{cite news |last1=Dominguez |first1=Gabriel |title=Indian Navy commissions fourth Mk IV landing craft |url=http://www.janes.com/article/80454/indian-navy-commissions-fourth-mk-iv-landing-craft |work=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=31 May 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531164945/http://www.janes.com/article/80454/indian-navy-commissions-fourth-mk-iv-landing-craft |archivedate=31 May 2022}}</ref>
*{{cvt|1001|tonne}} full load<ref name="jdw-5oct16">{{cite news |last1=Mazumdar |first1=Mrityunjoy |title=Indian Navy receives first of new class of Mk IV LCUs |url=http://www.janes.com/article/64321/indian-navy-receives-first-of-new-class-of-mk-iv-lcus |work=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=5 October 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007020204/http://www.janes.com/article/64321/indian-navy-receives-first-of-new-class-of-mk-iv-lcus |archivedate=7 October 2022}}</ref>
| Ship length = {{cvt|62.8|m}}<ref name="jdw-5oct16"/>
| Ship beam = {{cvt|11|m}}
| Ship height =
| Ship draught = {{cvt|2.2|m}}
| Ship draft =
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| Ship decks =
| Ship deck clearance =
| Ship ramps =
| Ship ice class =
| Ship power = {{cvt|1840|kW}} each<ref name="jni-13mar16"/>
| Ship propulsion = *2 × [[MTU Friedrichshafen|MTU]] 16V 4000 M53 diesel engines<ref name="jdw-5oct16"/>
*Fixed-pitch propellers
| Ship sail plan =
| Ship speed = {{cvt|15|kn|km/h}}<ref name="jdw-5oct16"/>
| Ship range = {{cvt|1500|nmi|km}} at {{cvt|12|kn|km/h}}<ref name="jdw-5oct16"/>
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| Ship capacity =
| Ship troops = 160<ref name="jdw-31may18"/>
| Ship complement = 56<ref name="jni-13mar16"/>
| Ship crew =
| Ship time to activate =
| Ship sensors = * SATCOM - LINK II Mod 1 tactical datalink
* Sanket S passive electronic warfare system
* ELK 7036 communications intelligence (COMINT) system
* MiniPOP surveillance system<ref name="jdw-5oct16"/>
| Ship EW =
| Ship armament = * 2 × 30 mm [[CRN 91 naval gun]]<ref name="jdw-5oct16"/>
*12.7 mm heavy machine guns<ref name="pib-28mar17"/>
*7.62 mm machine guns<ref name="pib-28mar17"/>
*Igla man-portable surface-to-air missiles<ref name="jdw-5oct16"/>
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|}
'''''Mk IV LCU''''' class vessels are [[follow on]] class of [[Mk. III LCU]] operated by the [[Indian Navy]]. The Mk IV LCU can be deployed for maritime roles that require amphibious capabilities.

== History ==
[[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers|GRSE]] signed an agreement for {{INRConvert|2100|c|lk=on|year=2022}} with the Indian Navy for designing and building eight LCU ships on 28 September 2011 and construction began in September 2012.<ref name="jni-22jan15">{{cite web |last1=Mazumdar |first1=Mrityunjoy |last2=Rahmat |first2=Ridzwan |title=GRSE launches third Mk IV LCU for Indian Navy |url=http://www.janes.com/article/48237/grse-launches-third-mk-iv-lcu-for-indian-navy |work=IHS Jane's Navy International |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=22 January 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225222030/http://www.janes.com/article/48237/grse-launches-third-mk-iv-lcu-for-indian-navy |archivedate=25 December 2022}}</ref>

The last ship of the class was delivered on 31 December 2020 and was commissioned into service on 18 March 2021.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=OfficialGRSE|number=1344612952377233409|title=Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers tops off year 2020 with “Delivery” of the “Last of Eight LCU Project” & “Start Production” of the First Ship of Eight ASWSWC Project.|date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="lcu58-commission"/>

== Design ==
The ship is 63 metres long, overall beam of 11 metres, a hull draught of 2.2 metres and displaces around 830 tonnes.<ref name="jni-13mar16">{{Cite web|last=Rahmat|first=Ridzwan|url=http://www.janes.com/article/58742/grse-launches-indian-navy-s-sixth-mk-iv-lcu|title=GRSE launches Indian Navy's sixth Mk IV LCU|work=IHS Jane's Navy International|publisher=Jane's Information Group|date=13 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314230007/http://www.janes.com/article/58742/grse-launches-indian-navy-s-sixth-mk-iv-lcu|archivedate=14 March 2022}}</ref> They are powered by two MTU 16V 4000 M53 marine diesel engines (each 1840 KWs).<ref name="jdw-5oct16"/> They are equipped with two 30mm CRN-91 mounted guns with a [[Bharat Electronics]]-built EON-51 electro-optic director.<ref>{{Cite web|title = GRSE Launched Indian Navy's Third Mk IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Vessel|url = http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2015-news/march-2015-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/2528-grse-launched-indian-navys-third-mk-iv-landing-craft-utility-lcu-vessel.html|website = www.navyrecognition.com|accessdate = 2016-01-06|url-status=live|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160214170316/http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2015-news/march-2015-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/2528-grse-launched-indian-navys-third-mk-iv-landing-craft-utility-lcu-vessel.html|archivedate = 14 February 2022}}</ref>

The LCU can carry up to 216 personnel and 145 tonnes of cargo. It is fitted with a hydraulic bow ramp.<ref name="jdw-5oct16"/>

== Ships of the class ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Yard No
! Pennant
! Laid down
! Launched
! Commissioned
! Home-port
!Status
|-
| 2092
| L 51
| 26 April 2013<ref name="jdw-5oct16"/>
| 12 March 2014<ref name="jni-22jan15" />
| 28 March 2017<ref name="pib-28mar17">{{cite press release|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:160054)|title=Commissioning of INLCU L51 by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM Commander-in-Chief Andaman And Nicobar Command|date=28 March 2017|publisher=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>
| rowspan="8" |[[Port Blair]]
| rowspan="8" |Active
|-
| 2093
| L 52
| 24 April 2013{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
| 23 September 2014<ref name="jni-22jan15" />
| 21 August 2017<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:170128)|title=Commissioning of Second Ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV ‘IN LCU L52’(GRSE Yard 2093) at Port Blair|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date=21 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2094<ref>{{cite press release|title=Landing Craft Utility Ship for Indian Navy Launched at Grse|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114693|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
| L 53
| 13 August 2014<ref name="jni-22jan15" />
| 16 January 2015<ref name="jni-22jan15" />
| 25 April 2018<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=178918|title=Commissioning of Third Ship of Landing Craft Utility Mk-IV ‘IN LCU L53’ (GRSE Yard 2094) at port Blair- 25 Apr 18|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date=25 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2095<ref name=":1">{{cite press release|title = 4th LCU of Mk IV Project launched|url = http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/4th-lcu-mk-iv-project-launched|website = Indian Navy|accessdate = 2016-01-06|url-status=live|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081037/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/4th-lcu-mk-iv-project-launched|archivedate = 4 March 2022}}</ref>
| L 54
| 13 August 2014<ref name="jni-22jan15" />
| 23 March 2015<ref name=":1" />
| 25 May 2018<ref name="jdw-31may18"/>
|-
|2096<ref>{{cite press release|title = Launch Of Yard 2096|url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=132652|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date = 7 December 2022}}</ref>
|L 55
|2014<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.grse.gov.in/pdf/CHAIRMANS%20STATEMENT.pdf|title = GRSE Chairmans Statement 2014-2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161218203628/http://grse.gov.in/pdf/CHAIRMANS%20STATEMENT.pdf|archive-date = 18 December 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|7 December 2015<ref>{{Cite web|title = GRSE launches fifth ship of Indian Navy's LCU MK IV project|url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/grse-launches-fifth-ship-of-indian-navys-lcu-mk-iv-project/articleshow/50076932.cms|work = The Economic Times|date = 7 December 2022}}</ref>
|19 December 2018<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1556605|title=Commissioning of Fifth Ship of Landing Craft Utility Mk-IV ‘IN LCU L55’ (GRSE Yard 2096) At Port Blair|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date= 19 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2097
|L 56
|30 September 2014{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
|12 March 2016<ref>{{cite news |title=Sixth ship of LCU MK IV project launched in Kolkata |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/sixth-ship-of-lcu-mk-iv-project-launched-in-kolkata-116031200673_1.html |work=Business Standard|agency=Asian News International |date=12 March 2022}}</ref>
|29 July 2019<ref>{{cite news |title=LCU L56 commissioned into Indian Navy|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lcu-l56-commissioned-into-indian-navy/articleshow/70439568.cms?from=mdr|work=The Economic Times|date=29 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2098
|L 57
|28 March 2015{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
|24 November 2016<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=154248|title=Landing Craft Utility LCU 57 (Yard 2098) launched at GRSE, Kolkata|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date=24 November 2022}}</ref>
|15 May 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1624073|publisher=PIB|title=Commissioning of Seventh Ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV ‘INLCU L57’ (GRSE Yard 2098) at Port Blair|accessdate=15 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2099
|L 58
|31 August 2015<ref>{{cite news |last=Rahmat |first=Ridzwan |title=GRSE lays keel for Indian Navy's eighth Mk IV LCU |url=http://www.janes.com/article/54022/grse-lays-keel-for-indian-navy-s-eighth-mk-iv-lcu |work=IHS Jane's Navy International |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=4 September 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231213658/http://www.janes.com/article/54022/grse-lays-keel-for-indian-navy-s-eighth-mk-iv-lcu |archivedate=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|16 December 2016<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=155545|title=LAUNCH of Eighth LCU - GRSE YARD 2099|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date=16 December 2022}}</ref>
|18 March 2021<ref name="lcu58-commission">{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1705809|title=Indigenously built Indian Naval Landing Craft Utility L58 Commissioned at Port Blair|publisher=PIB|date=18 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|title=Images of MK IV LCU of Indian Navy
|width=160 | height=170
|File:Mk IV LCU during trials.jpg
|''MK IV LCU'' during construction trials
|File:LCU 51 MILAN 2018.jpg
|LCU 51, a Mk. IV LCU, during MILAN 2018
|File:Commissioning of INS LCU 52 at Port Blair (1).jpg
|Dr. Jagdish Mukhi, Lieutenant Governor, [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], commissioned IN LCU L52 into the [[Indian Navy]] at [[Port Blair]]
|File:Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Exercise 2019 (1).jpg
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Command]] (ANC) has conducted the second edition of Defence of [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]] 2019 (DANX-19),.
|File:LCU 51 during operations.jpg
|LCU 51 during operations at [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].
|File:Mk. IV LCU - LCU 58 during trials.jpg
|The last ship of the batch LCU 58 during trials.
}}

== See also ==
* [[List of active Indian Navy ships]]
* [[Future ships of the Indian Navy]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.grse.gov.in/page_shipbuilding.php?page_id=101 LCU Mk IV on GRSE website]

{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mk. IV LCU}}
[[Category:Naval ships of India]]
[[Category:Ships built in India]]
[[Category:Landing craft]]

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