INS Kesari (L15)
Not to be confused with INS Kesari (2008), a Shardul-class tank landing ship.
| History | |
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| Name: | INS Kesari |
| Builder: | |
| Commissioned: | 15 August 1975 |
| Decommissioned: | 8 May 1999 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: L15 |
| Status: | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
| Complement: | 120 (incl. 12 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | SRN 7453 radar |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Chetak |
INS Kesari was a Kumbhir-class tank landing ship of the Indian Navy.
History
Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Kesari was commissioned on 15 August 1975. She was decommissioned on 8 May 1999.
Her legacy was carried forward by the Shardul-class tank landing ship, INS Kesari.
See also
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