Kumbhir-class tank landing ship

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INS Mahish sailing through Indian Ocean.jpg
INS Mahish sailing through Indian Ocean.
Class overview
Name: Kumbhir class
Operators:  Indian Navy
Preceded by: Gharial class (Polnocny-A)
Succeeded by: 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:
  • 2 × AK-230 30 mm guns
  • 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30 mm Medak) guns, MANPADs.
Aircraft carried: 1 HAL Chetak

Kumbhir-class landing ships are medium amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy.[1]

Ships of the class[edit]

Name Pennant Number Commissioned Decommissioned Homeport Status
 Indian Navy
Ghorpad L14 21 December 1974 11 January 2008 Visakhapatnam Decommissioned
Kesari L15 15 August 1975 8 May 1999
Shardul L16 24 December 1975 June 1997
Sharabh L17 27 January 1976 15 July 2011
Cheetah L18 February 1985 Port Blair Active
Mahish L19 4 June 1985 11 November 2016[2] Decommissioned
Guldar L21 December 1985 Active
Kumbhir L22 November 1986 Active

Gallery[edit]


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Indian Naval Ships-Landing Ship Tank - Kumbhir Class Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony". Andaman Sheekha. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.