INS Shardul (L16)

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Career

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 commissioned into the Indian Navy, on 4th January 2007 by the defence minister A.K Antony in Karwar at the INS Kadamba base. The ship was based under the Southern Naval Command in Kochi to train cadets before the commissioning of INS Kesari and INS Airavat.^[1]

[edit] References

^ 'INS Shardul' engaged in training for naval cadets

^ INS Shardul dedicated Article in the Hindu

[edit] External links

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

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