''Shardul''-class landing ships are large
amphibious warfare vessel
An amphibious warfare ship (or amphib) is an amphibious vehicle warship employed to land and support ground forces, such as marines, on enemy territory during an amphibious assault.
Specialized shipping can be divided into two types, most crud ...
s built at
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, abbreviated as GRSE, is one of India's leading shipyards, located in Kolkata. It builds and repairs merchant shipping, commercial and warship, naval vessels. GRSE also builds export ships.
Founded in ...
for the
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates sig ...
. They are an evolution of the amphibious landing ships.
The class has an indigenous content of over 90%.
History
''Shardul'' was the first vessel commissioned at Karwar Naval Base,
INS Kadamba
INS Kadamba or Naval Base Karwar or Project Seabird is an Indian Navy base located near Karwar in Karnataka. The first phase of construction of the base, code-named ''Project Seabird'', was completed in 2005 and the base was commissioned on 3 ...
. The second ship ''Kesari'' was commissioned at the
Visakhapatnam
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Naval Base, and later moved to
Port Blair
Port Blair () is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. It is also the local administrative sub-division ('' tehsil'') of the islands, the headquarters for the district of South A ...
. The third ship ''Airavata'' underwent sea trials in 2008 and was commissioned in 2009.
Ships
Gallery
See also
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List of active Indian Navy ships
List of active Indian Navy ships is a list of ships in active service with the Indian Navy. In service ships are taken from the official Indian Navy website.
References
External links
Shardul Class - Bharat RakshakLaunch of INS Kesari
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Amphibious warfare vessel classes
Ships built in India