Kumbhir-class tank landing ship

Kumbhir-class landing ships were a class of 8 medium amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy.^[1]

INS Mahish sailing through Indian Ocean.
Class overview
Name	Kumbhir class
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	Gharial class (Polnocny-A)
Succeeded by	Magar class
In service	1974 – 2024
Completed	8
Retired	8
General characteristics
Type	Tank landing ship
Displacement	1,120 tons (standard)
Length	83.9 m (275 ft)
Beam	9.7 m (32 ft)
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	40 (incl 5 officers)
Sensors & processing systems	SRN 7453 radar
Armament	2 × AK-230 30 mm guns 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30 mm Medak) guns, MANPADs.
Aircraft carried	1 HAL Chetak

Service history

The last of the 3 remaining ships Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir were decommissioned on 12 January 2024 after nearly 40 years of service.^[2]

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant Number	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Homeport	Status
Indian Navy
Ghorpad	L14	21 December 1974	11 January 2008	Visakhapatnam	Decommissioned
Kesari	L15	15 August 1975	8 May 1999
Shardul	L16	24 December 1975	June 1997
Sharabh	L17	27 January 1976	15 July 2011
Cheetah	L18	February 1985	12 January 2024	Port Blair
Mahish	L19	4 June 1985	11 November 2016[3]
Guldar	L21	December 1985	12 January 2024
Kumbhir	L22	November 1986

Gallery

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  INS Guldar and INS Kumbhir with LCU Mk. II ships during a beaching operation.

See also

• List of active Indian Navy ships
• List of ships of the Indian Navy