Shardul class- Large Landing Ship Tank
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Three Large Landing ship Tanks are under construction at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd for the Indian Navy and the first was commissioned in November 2006. Shardul and her sister ships, have an indigenous content of over 90% with state-of-the-art equipment. The first ship of the class INS Shardul will be comissioned on 4th January 2007.[1] The ship will be based at the newly constructed naval base, INS Kadamba in Karwar.
- Displacement: 5600 tons
- Length: 124.8m
- Beam: 17.5m
- Machinery: Kirloskar PA6 STC engines
- Speed: 15.8 knots
- Crew: 11 officers, 145 sailors
- Range:
- Armament: WM-18 rocket launcher, SAM, Naval Medak gun, CRN 91 guns
- Complement: 11 main battle tanks, 10 army vehicles and 500 troops excluding ship crew
- Helicopter: Sea King/HAL Dhruv
[edit] Ships
| Name | Launch | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|
| INS Shardul (L16) | 03 April 2004 | 04 January 2007 |
| INS Kesari | 08 June 2005 | - |
| INS Airavat | 27 March 2006 | - |
