Kumbhir-class tank landing ship

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

INS Mahish sailing through Indian Ocean.
Class overview
NameKumbhir class
Operators Indian Navy
Preceded byGharial class (Polnocny-A)
Succeeded byMagar class
In service1974 – 2024
Completed8
Retired8
General characteristics
TypeTank landing ship
Displacement1,120 tons (standard)
Length83.9 m (275 ft)
Beam9.7 m (32 ft)
Speed18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement40 (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 carried1 HAL Chetak

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

NamePennant NumberCommissionedDecommissionedHomeportStatus
 Indian Navy
GhorpadL1421 December 197411 January 2008VisakhapatnamDecommissioned
KesariL1515 August 19758 May 1999
ShardulL1624 December 1975June 1997
SharabhL1727 January 197615 July 2011
CheetahL18February 198512 January 2024Port Blair
MahishL194 June 198511 November 2016[3]
GuldarL21December 198512 January 2024
KumbhirL22November 1986

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Indian Naval Ships-Landing Ship Tank - Kumbhir Class Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ @AN_Command (9 January 2024). "Indian Navy Ships Cheetah, Guldar & Kumbhir are scheduled for decommissioning after 40 years of glorious service" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony". Andaman Sheekha. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.