INS Kesari (L15)

INS Kesari was a Kumbhir-class tank landing ship of the Indian Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see INS Kesari.

History
India
Name: INS Kesari
Builder:
Commissioned: 15 August 1975
Decommissioned: 8 May 1999
Identification: Pennant number: L15
Status: Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type: Kumbhir-class tank landing ship
Displacement: 1,120 tons (standard)
Length: 83.9 m (275.3 ft) [1]
Beam: 9.7 m (31.8 ft)
Draught: 1.3 m (4.3 ft) (extreme bow and 2.58 metres (stern)
Depth: 5.2 m (17.1 ft)
Propulsion: 2 x 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesel engines.
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement: 120 (incl. 12 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:		 SRN 7453 radar
Armament:
  • 2 × AK-230 30 mm guns
  • 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30 mm Medak)
  • guns, MANPAD's.
Aircraft carried: 1 HAL Chetak

History

Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Kesari was commissioned on 15 August 1975. She was decommissioned on 8 May 1999.

Her legacy was carried forward by the Shardul-class tank landing ship, INS Kesari.

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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