INS Nicobar
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|+INS Nicobar {{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= INS Nicobar at GRSE }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=India | Ship flag= {{shipboxflag|India|naval}} | Ship name= Nicobar | Ship namesake= Nicobar Islands | Ship ordered= | Ship awarded= | Ship builder= Szczecin Shipyard | Ship original cost= | Ship yard number= | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched= | Ship sponsor= | Ship christened= | Ship completed= | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned=1998 | Ship decommissioned= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship refit= | Ship struck= | Ship identification= | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honours= | Ship fate= | Ship status= in active service | Ship notes= | Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type= B561 type troopship{{Cite web|title=Nicobar Class Transport Ship|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/ap-nicobar.htm}} |Ship displacement={{convert|19000|LT|t|0}} full |Ship length={{convert|144|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|21|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draft={{convert|6.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion= Two Cegielski-B&W type 6L35MC diesels each rated at 2670 kW, driving two shafts for 5340 kW power. |Ship speed= {{convert|16|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= |Ship complement=119 design, 160 in practice |Ship armament= |Ship aircraft= |Ship aircraft facilities=Helipad for 1 helicopter |Ship cargo capacity= 1,200 troops |Ship notes= }} |
INS Nicobar, is a {{sclass|Nicobar|troopship}}. These ships are large, multi-role troopships converted from merchant ships which were originally ordered by the Ministry of Shipping for service with the Shipping Corporation of India. These were later acquired by the Indian Navy for troop transport duties. The ship has large davits for Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) and also features high bridge forward, funnel in the aft, and a helicopter platform at the stern. This makes the vessel suitable for general purpose roles, other than just troop transport.{{Cite web|title=Nicobar Class|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/156-Nicobar-Class.html|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-date=21 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221041740/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/156-Nicobar-Class.html|url-status=dead}} {{Cite web|title=Nicobar Class Transport Ship|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/ap-nicobar.htm}}
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| Name | Pennant No. || Previous name | Launched | Date of Commission (in Indian Navy) | Homeport | Status | |
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| INS Nicobar | Yard # B-561/1 | MV Harshvardhan | 12 April 1990 | April 1998 | Mumbai | Active |