INS Kesari

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Career
Ordered:	2003
Launched:
Commissioned:	05 April 2008
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:

INS Kesari is the second ship of the Shardul class Landing Ship Tank (Large) of the Indian Navy. The name means Lion.

[edit] History

The ship was launched by Sandhya Prasad, wife of Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Yashwant Prasad.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ New state-of-art vessel joins Navy

[edit] External links

• Shardul class @ Bharat-rakshak.com
• LST(L) Shardul @ Global security.com
• Image of INS Kesari

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 † - Under Construction/Procurement          ‡ - Sea Trials          ** - SSBN Ships of the Indian Navy