Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel

The Magar-class landing ships are amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy, currently in active service. Only two ships of the class were designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, with fitting completed at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.[2]

INS Magar being escorted by INS Sujata
Class overview
Name:	Magar class
Builders:	Hindustan Shipyard Limited Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators:	Indian Navy
Preceded by:	Kumbhir class
Succeeded by:	Shardul class
Planned:	2
Completed:	2
Active:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Amphibious warfare vessel
Displacement:	5,665 tons (full load)[1]
Length:	120 m (390 ft)
Beam:	17.5 m (57 ft)
Draught:	4 m (13 ft)
Ramps:	Bow doors
Propulsion:	2 × 8560 hp sustained diesel engine
Speed:	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range:	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) @ 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried:	4 LCVPs
Capacity:	15 Tanks, 8 APCs
Troops:	500
Complement:	136 (incl 16 officers)
Sensors and processing systems:	1 BEL 1245 navigation radar
Electronic warfare & decoys:	BEL Ajanta as intercept
Armament:	4 × Bofors 40 mm/60 guns, 2 × 122 mm multiple-barrel rocket launchers
Aircraft carried:	1 Sea King
Aviation facilities:	2 helicopter platforms

History

The design of the class is based on the Round Table class ships formerly operated by the Royal Navy.[3][4] They can operate two medium-lift helicopters, which are primarily meant for inserting small teams of special forces (e.g. MARCOS). To discharge a ship's cargo and most of the troops, it needs to be beached, so that it can utilize its bow-door, similar to an LST.

The ships are stationed at the naval base in Visakhapatnam on India's east coast.

Ships

Number	Name	Builder	Homeport	Commissioned	Status
L20	INS Magar	Hindustan Shipyard Limited/GRSE	Kochi (re-based from Visakhapatnam)[5]	18 July 1987	Active
L23	INS Gharial	Hindustan Shipyard Limited/GRSE	Visakhapatnam	14 February 1997	Active

See also

• List of active Indian Navy ships

References

1. Indian Naval Ships-Landing Ship Tank - Magar Class Archived 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Magar Class". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
3. "Magar". www.deagel.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
4. "Report: Indian Amphibious Warship Runs Aground - USNI News". USNI News. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
5. "INS Magar joins Southern Naval Command". The New Indian Express. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.