INS Kumbhir

INS Kumbhir was the lead vessel of her class of the amphibious warfare ships of the Indian Navy.

INS Kumbhir (third ship from top)
History
Name	INS Kumbhir
Namesake	Crocodile
Builder	Gdańsk Shipyard Stocznia Gdynia
Commissioned	November 1986
Decommissioned	12 January 2024
Identification	Pennant number: L22
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 (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	120 (incl. 12 officers)
Sensors & processing systems	SRN 7453 radar
Armament	2 × AK-230 30mm guns 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30mm Medak) guns, MANPAD's.
Aircraft carried	1 HAL Chetak

History

Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Kumbhir was commissioned in November 1986. After over 37 years of service, the ship was decommissioned on 12 January 2024.^[2]