INS Airavat

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Career

Ordered:	2003
Launched:	27 March 2006
Commissioned:	2008
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:

INS Airavat is the third ship of the Shardul class Landing Ship Tank (Large) of the Indian Navy. Airavata, the king of all elephant belongs to Lord Indra.

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v • d • e Ship classes of the Indian Navy

Aircraft Carriers	INS Viraat · Vikramaditya class^† · Vikrant class^†

Destroyers	Delhi class · Rajput class · Kolkata class^†

Frigates	Talwar class · Brahmaputra class · Godavari class · Nilgiri (Leander) class · Shivalik class^† ·

Corvettes	Kora class · Khukri class · Veer (Tarantul) class · Abhay (Pauk) class · Project 28^†

Submarines	Sindhughosh (Kilo) class · Shishumar class · Foxtrot class · Advanced Technology Vessel^{† *} · Scorpène* class^†

Amphibious Warfare Ships	INS Jalashva · Shardul class · Magar class · Polnocny class · Nicobar class

Patrol craft	Sukanya class · Bangaram class · Trinkat class · Makar class · Super Dvora Mk.II class · Seaward defence boats · Car Nicobar class^†

Minesweepers	Pondicherry class · INS Mahé

† - Under Construction/Procurement ‡ - Sea Trials ** - SSBN Ships of the Indian Navy

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