Kumbhir-class tank landing ship

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| Ship caption = INS Mahish sailing through Indian Ocean.

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{{Infobox ship class overview

| Name = Kumbhir class

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| Class before = Gharial class (Polnocny-A)

| Class after = {{sclass|Magar|amphibious warfare vessel|4}}

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| In service range = 1974 – 2024

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| Total ships completed = 8

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| Total ships retired = 8

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| Ship type = Tank landing ship

| Ship displacement = 1,120 tons (standard)

| Ship length = {{convert|83.9|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|9.7|m|abbr=on}}

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| Ship speed = {{convert|18|kn|abbr=on}}

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| Ship complement = 40 (incl 5 officers)

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| Ship sensors = SRN 7453 radar

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| Ship armament = *2 × AK-230 30 mm guns

  • 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30 mm Medak) guns, MANPADs.

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| Ship aircraft = 1 HAL Chetak

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Kumbhir-class landing ships are medium amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy.[http://indiannavy.nic.in/landing_ships_kumbhir.htm Indian Naval Ships-Landing Ship Tank - Kumbhir Class] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216124010/http://indiannavy.nic.in/landing_ships_kumbhir.htm |date=2010-12-16 }}

Service history

The last of the 3 remaining ships Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir are slated to be decommissioned on 12 January 2024 after 40 years of service.{{cite tweet|number=1744649807506117014|user=AN_Command|title=Indian Navy Ships Cheetah, Guldar & Kumbhir are scheduled for decommissioning after 40 years of glorious service|date=2024-01-09}}

Ships of the class

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Name || Pennant Number || Commissioned ||Decommissioned || Homeport || Status
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{{INS|Ghorpad|L14|2}}

| L14

| 21 December 1974

| 11 January 2008

|rowspan=4| Visakhapatnam

| rowspan="8" | Decommissioned

{{INS|Kesari|1975|2}}

| L15

| 15 August 1975

| 8 May 1999

{{INS|Shardul|1975|2}}

| L16

| 24 December 1975

| June 1997

{{INS|Sharabh|L17|2}}

| L17

| 27 January 1976

| 15 July 2011

{{INS|Cheetah|L18|2}}

| L18

| February 1985

| 12 January 2024

| rowspan=4|Port Blair

{{INS|Mahish|L19|2}}

| L19

| 4 June 1985

| 11 November 2016{{Cite web|url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2016/11/11/ins-mahish-decommissioning-ceremony/|title=INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony|date=2016-11-11|website=Andaman Sheekha|access-date=2016-11-19}}

{{INS|Guldar|L21|2}}

| L21

| December 1985

| rowspan = 2 | 12 January 2024

{{INS|Kumbhir|L22|2}}

| L22

| November 1986

Gallery

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|File:L-32, L-34, L-21, L-22 LSTs and LCUs beached.jpg

|INS Guldar and INS Kumbhir with LCU Mk. II ships during a beaching operation.

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See also

References

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Category:Amphibious warfare vessel classes

Category:Naval ships built in Poland for export

Category:India–Poland relations