Shardul-class tank landing ship

Shardul-class landing ships are large amphibious warfare vessels built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers for the Indian Navy. They are an evolution of the Magar-class amphibious landing ships.

INS Airavat (L24) sails out of Visakhapatnam harbor after commissioning
Class overview
Name: Shardul class
Builders: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators:  Indian Navy
Preceded by: Magar class
Completed: 3
Active: 3
General characteristics
Type: Tank landing ship
Displacement: 5,650 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:
  • 11 MBT, 10 armoured vehicles
  • 465.8 m3 (16,450 cu ft) water, 1,292.6 m3 (45,650 cu ft) diesel fuel
Troops: 500
Complement: 11 officers, 145 sailors
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 Decoy: Chaff launchers
Armament:
  • 2 × WM-18 rocket launchers
  • 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30 mm Medak) guns, MANPAD's.
Aircraft carried: 1 Sea King/HAL Dhruv

The class has an indigenous content of over 90%.

History

Shardul was the first vessel commissioned at Karwar naval base, INS Kadamba. The second ship Kesari was commissioned at the Visakhapatnam naval base,[1] and later moved to Port Blair.[2] The third ship Airavata underwent sea trials in 2008 and was commissioned in 2009.[3][4][5]

Ships
 Name   Pennant   Builder   Homeport   Commissioned   Status 
INS Shardul L16 GRSE Karwar 4 January 2007 Active
INS Kesari L15 Port Blair 5 April 2008 Active
INS Airavat L24 Visakhapatnam 19 May 2009 Active

See also

References
  1. "INS Kesari Commissioned". Indian Navy. 5 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "Another naval ship heads for Seychelles". The Hindu. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. Balajj, J. (8 April 2008). "INS Airavata for basin trials in May". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. "Image of INS Airavat". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  5. "Image during Commissioning ceremony". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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