INS Shardul (2004)
Not to be confused with INS Shardul (L16), a Kumbhir-class tank landing ship.
.JPG) INS Shardul | |
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| Name: | INS Shardul |
| Namesake: | Royal Bengal tiger[1] |
| Ordered: | 2003 |
| Builder: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Launched: | 3 April 2004 |
| Commissioned: | 4 January 2007 |
| Homeport: | Kochi, Southern Naval Command |
| Identification: | Pennant number: L16 |
| Motto: | All for one, One for all |
| Status: | In active service |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Shardul-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 5650 tons |
| Length: | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
| Draught: | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Kirloskar PA6 STC engines |
| Speed: | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Capacity: |
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| Troops: | 500 |
| Complement: | 11 officers, 145 sailors |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | Chaff launchers |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 Westland Sea King or HAL Dhruv |
INS Shardul is the lead ship of the Shardul-class amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy. On 3 October 2008, Shardul was affiliated to the 5 Armoured Regiment of the Indian Army in an on-board ceremony, at the Mumbai Naval Base.[2][3][4]
History
Shardul started sea trials on 3 November 2006 and was commissioned into the Indian Navy, on 4 January 2007 by the defence minister A.K Antony at the naval base INS Kadamba in Karwar. The ship was based at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi to train cadets before the commissioning of INS Kesari and INS Airavat.[5]
References
- ↑ Habbu, R.S. (5 January 2007). "INS Shardul dedicated". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "5 Armoured Regiment". GlobalSecurity.org. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "Surface Ships". Indian Navy. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "Shardul Class". Indian Navy. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ 'INS Shardul' engaged in training for naval cadets Archived September 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
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