INS Shardul (L16)

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Career
Indian Ensign
Ordered: 2003
Launched: 03 April 2004
Commissioned: 04 January 2007
Decommissioned:
Fate: Active Service
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement: 5600 tons - Standard
Length: 124.8 metres
Beam: 17.5 metres
Draught:
Propulsion: Kirloskar PA6 STC engines
Speed: 15.8 knots
Range:
Complement: 11 main battle tanks, 10 army vehicles and 500 troops excluding ship crew
Armament: WM-18 rocket launcher, SAM, Naval Medak gun, CRN 91 guns
Aircraft: HAL Dhruv/Sea King
Motto: All for one, One for all

INS Shardul (L16) is the lead ship of the Shardul class LST(L) of the Indian Navy. Its name means "Royal Bengal tiger".

[edit] History

  • The first-of-the-class Landing ship tank (Large), Shardul (Royal Bengal tiger), was launched in 03 April 2004. The ship was handed over to the navy for trials on 3rd November 2006 and comissioned into the Indian Navy, on 4th January 2007 by the defence minister A.K Antony in Karwar at the INS Kadamba base.

[edit] References

  1. ^ INS Shardul dedicated Article in the Hindu

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