| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | INS Shardul |
| Builder: | Gdańsk Shipyard Stocznia Gdynia |
| Commissioned: | 24 December 1975 |
| Decommissioned: | June 1997 |
| Status: | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kumbhir class landing ship |
| Displacement: | 1120 tons (standard) |
| Length: | 83.9 m [1] |
| Beam: | 9.7 m |
| Draught: | 1.3 metres (extreme bow and 2.58 metres (stern) |
| Depth: | 5.2 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 x 2200 hp Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesel engines. |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Complement: | 120 (incl. 12 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
SRN 7453 radar |
| Armament: | 2 x AK-230 30mm guns 4 x CRN-91 AA (Naval 30mm Medak) guns, MANPAD's. |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Chetak |
INS Shardul (L16) was a Kumbhir class landing ship of the Indian Navy.
Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Shardul was commissioned on 24 December 1975. She was decommissioned in June 1997.
Her legacy was carried forward by the lead vessel of the Shardul class landing ships, INS Shardul (2007).
Ships of the Indian Navy
Kumbhir class landing ship
Polnocny class landing ship