Kumbhir-class tank landing ship

Kumbhir-class landing ships are medium amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy.[1]

Guldar and Kumbhir (two ships in the middle)
Class overview
Name:	Kumbhir class
Operators:	Indian Navy
Preceded by:	Gharial class (Polnocny-A)
Succeeded by:	Magar class
Completed:	8
Active:	3
Retired:	5
General characteristics
Type:	Tank landing ship
Displacement:	1,120 tons (standard)
Length:	83.9 m (275 ft)
Beam:	9.7 m (32 ft)
Speed:	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:	40 (incl 5 officers)
Sensors and processing systems:	SRN 7453 radar
Armament:	2 × AK-230 30 mm guns 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30 mm Medak) guns, MANPADs.
Aircraft carried:	1 HAL Chetak

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant	Homeport	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Status
INS Ghorpad	L14	Visakhapatnam	21 December 1974	11 January 2008	Decommissioned
INS Kesari	L15		15 August 1975	8 May 1999
INS Shardul	L16		24 December 1975	June 1997
INS Sharabh	L17		27 January 1976	15 July 2011
INS Cheetah	L18	Port Blair	February 1985		Active
INS Mahish	L19		4 June 1985	11 November 2016[2]	Decommissioned
INS Guldar	L21		December 1985		Active
INS Kumbhir	L22		November 1986		Active

See also

• List of active Indian Navy ships
• List of ships of the Indian Navy

References

1. Indian Naval Ships-Landing Ship Tank - Kumbhir Class Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
2. "INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony". Andaman Sheekha. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.