INS Gharial (L23)
INS Gharial demonstrating unloading of relief material through its bow door onto the ramp.
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| History | |
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| Name: | INS Gharial |
| Namesake: | Gharial |
| Builder: | |
| Commissioned: | 14 February 1997 |
| Homeport: | Vishakhapatnam, Eastern Naval Command |
| Identification: | Pennant number: L23 |
| Status: | in active service |
| Badge: | INS Gharial crest |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | -class amphibious warfare vessel |
| Displacement: | 5665 tons (full load)[1] |
| Length: | 120 m |
| Beam: | 17.5 m |
| Draft: | 4 m |
| Ramps: | Bow doors |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 8560 hp sustained diesel engine |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Range: | 3000 miles @ 14 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 4 LCVPs |
| Capacity: | 15 Tanks, 8 APCs[2] |
| Troops: | 500 |
| Complement: | 136 (incl 16 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | BEL Ajanta as intercept |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 Sea King |
| Aviation facilities: | 2 helicopter platforms |
INS Gharial is a Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel of the Indian Navy.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ↑ "Magar Class - Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy".