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INS Kesari (2005)
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For other ships with the same name, see INS Kesari.
INS Kesari is a Shardul-class tank landing ship of the Indian Navy.[1][3][4]
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Name | INS Kesari[1] |
Namesake | Gir lion |
Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
Launched | 8 June 2005 |
Commissioned | 5 April 2008 |
Homeport | Port Blair |
Identification |
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Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Shardul-class tank landing ship |
Displacement | 5650 tons |
Length | 125 m (410 ft) |
Beam | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
Draught | 4 m (13 ft) |
Propulsion | Kirloskar PA6 STC engines[2] |
Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
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Troops | 500 |
Complement | 11 officers, 145 sailors |
Electronic warfare & decoys | Chaff launchers |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 Westland Sea King or HAL Dhruv |
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