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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{|{{Infobox ship begin}} 
|+''Nicobar'' class Troop Ship
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|Ship image=
|Ship caption= INS Nicobar at GRSE
}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
|Builders=*[[Szczecin Shipyard]]
|Operators={{flag|India|naval}}
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|Total ships active=2
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Header caption=
|Ship type= B561 type Troop ship <ref>{{Cite web|title=Nicobar Class Transport Ship|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/ap-nicobar.htm}}</ref>
|Ship displacement={{convert|19000|LT|t|0}} full
|Ship length={{convert|144|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{convert|21|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft={{convert|6.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion= Two Cegielski-B&W type 6L35MC diesels each rated at 2670 kW, driving two shafts for 5340 kW power.
|Ship speed= {{convert|16|kn|lk=in}}
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|Ship complement=119 design, 160 in practice
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|Ship aircraft facilities=[[Helipad]] for 1 helicopter
|Ship cargo capacity= 1200 troops
|Ship notes=
}}
|}

'''''Nicobar''-class troop ships''' are large multi-role [[troop ship]]s converted from [[merchant ship]]s which were originally ordered by the [[Ministry of Shipping (India)|Ministry of Shipping]] for service with the [[Shipping Corporation of India]]. These were later acquired by the [[Indian Navy]] for troop transport duties. The ships include large [[davit]]s for [[Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel]] (LCVP) and also feature high bridge forward, funnel in the [[aft]] and a helicopter platform at the [[stern]]. This makes the vessels suitable for general purpose roles, other than just troop transport. The design of the Type B-561 ships built by [[Szczecin Shipyard]] of [[Poland]] was also sold to India for licensed construction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nicobar Class|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/156-Nicobar-Class.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nicobar Class Transport Ship|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/ap-nicobar.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook|year = 2002|isbn = 9781892998064|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7OI-AQAAIAAJ&q=nicobar+class+troop+ship}}</ref>

==Ships in the class==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ships in the class
|-
!Name !! Pennant No. !!Date of Launch !!Previous Name !! Date of Commission || Date of Commission <br>(in Indian Navy) !! Homeport !! Status
|-
|{{INS|Nicobar}} ||Yard # B-561/1|| 12 April 1990 || M.V.Harshvardhan <ref>{{Cite book|title=Ever Latest General Knowledge 2013|isbn = 9788174820259|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AmakBQAAQBAJ&q=passenger+ship&pg=PA130|last1 = Verma|first1 = Khanna|date = September 2010}}</ref> ||05 June 1991|| April 1998 || Mumbai || Active
|-
|{{INS|Andamans}} ||Yard # B-561/2|| 5 October 1990 || M.V.Nancowry || 31 March 1992|| April 2000 || || Active
|}

The INS ''Andamans'' should not be confused with {{INS|Andaman|P74}}, the [[Petya-class frigate]] that was lost in the [[Bay of Bengal]] in 1990 during a naval exercise <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/loss-of-ins-andaman-points-to-maintenance-problems-in-indian-navy/1/315626.html|title=In choppy waters}}</ref> which were designated as {{sclass|Arnala|corvette|1}}s due to their small size.

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Troop ships]]
[[Category:Troop ships of India]]
[[Category:1990s ships]]
[[Category:Auxiliary transport ship classes]]

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Nicobar class - Revision history

->Derekbridges: fix sclass