INS Kumbhir (L22)
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Name | INS Kumbhir |
Namesake | Crocodile |
Builder | |
Commissioned | November 1986 |
Decommissioned | 12 January 2024 |
Identification | Pennant number: L22 |
Status | Decommissioned |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kumbhir-class tank landing ship |
Displacement | 1120 tons (standard) |
Length | 83.9 m [1] |
Beam | 9.7 m |
Draught | 1.3 metres (extreme bow and 2.58 metres (stern) |
Depth | 5.2 m |
Propulsion | 2 x 2200 hp Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesel engines. |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 120 (incl. 12 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems | SRN 7453 radar |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak |
INS Kumbhir was the lead vessel of her class of the amphibious warfare ships of the Indian Navy.
History
[edit]Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Kumbhir was commissioned in November 1986. After over 37 years of service, the ship was decommissioned on 12 January 2024.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "INS CHEETAH, GULDAR AND KUMBHIR DECOMMISSIONED AFTER 40 YEARS OF GLORIOUS SERVICE". 13 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.