INS Kesari (1975)
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For other ships with the same name, see INS Kesari.
INS Kesari was a Kumbhir-class tank landing ship of the Indian Navy.
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Name | INS Kesari |
Namesake | Saffron |
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 |
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Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak |
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