![]() INS Mahish sailing through Indian Ocean.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kumbhir class |
| Operators: |
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| 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: | |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Chetak |
Kumbhir-class landing ships are medium amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy.[1]
Ships of the class[edit | edit source]
| Name | Pennant Number | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Homeport | Status |
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| 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 | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Indian Naval Ships-Landing Ship Tank - Kumbhir Class Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony". Andaman Sheekha. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

