INS Kesari (L15)

History
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:
  • 2 × AK-230 30mm guns
  • 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30mm Medak)
  • guns, MANPAD's.
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

References

  1. http://indiannavy.nic.in/landing_ships_kumbhir.htm
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