INS Kesari (L15)
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Name: | INS Kesari |
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Commissioned: | 15 August 1975 |
Decommissioned: | 8 May 1999 |
Identification: | Pennant number: L15 |
Status: | Decommissioned |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Kumbhir-class tank 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: |
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Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Chetak |
INS Kesari was a Kumbhir-class tank landing ship of the Indian Navy.
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.