Kumbhir-class tank landing ship
![]() INS Mahish sailing through Indian Ocean. | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Kumbhir class |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Gharial class (Polnocny-A) |
Succeeded by | Magar class |
In service | 1974 – 2024 |
Completed | 8 |
Retired | 8 |
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]
Service history
[edit]The last of the 3 remaining ships Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir are slated to be decommissioned on 12 January 2024 after 40 years of service.[2]
Ships of the class
[edit]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 | 12 January 2024 | Port Blair | |
Mahish | L19 | 4 June 1985 | 11 November 2016[3] | ||
Guldar | L21 | December 1985 | 12 January 2024 | ||
Kumbhir | L22 | November 1986 |
Gallery
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Indian Naval Ships-Landing Ship Tank - Kumbhir Class Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ @AN_Command (9 January 2024). "Indian Navy Ships Cheetah, Guldar & Kumbhir are scheduled for decommissioning after 40 years of glorious service" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony". Andaman Sheekha. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.