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| Career |
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| Ordered: |
2003 |
| Launched: |
03 April 2004 |
| Commissioned: |
04 January 2007 |
| Decommissioned: |
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| Fate: |
Active Service |
| Struck: |
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| General Characteristics |
| Displacement: |
5600 tons - Standard |
| Length: |
124.8 metres |
| Beam: |
17.5 metres |
| Draught: |
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| Propulsion: |
Kirloskar PA6 STC engines |
| Speed: |
15.8 knots |
| Range: |
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| 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
- ^ INS Shardul dedicated Article in the Hindu
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