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Shardul-class tank landing ship
Indian Navy amphibious warfare vessel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shardul-class (lit. 'Tiger') landing ships are large amphibious warfare vessels built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers for the Indian Navy. They are an evolution of the Magar-class amphibious landing ships. Initially, the ship was classified as Landing Ship Tank (Large) or LST(L). The class has an indigenous content of over 90%.[1] The ships also carry four landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVP) on board, which can be used for the landing of troops.[2]
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The order for the vessels were placed in December 2001 while the contract was signed in early 2002.[1]
The ship is equipped with WM-18 140 mm rocket launchers, developed by DRDO and manufactured by Larsen & Toubro. Two units of the system is integrated with one each on port and starboard. The rocket launcher has 18 tubes in a configuration of 6×3. These are used for beach clearing operations before initiating amphibious operations. The armament also includes four CRN-91 autocannons for self-defence.[3][4][5]
Shardul was the first vessel commissioned at Karwar Naval Base, INS Kadamba. The second ship Kesari was commissioned at the Visakhapatnam Naval Base,[6] and later moved to Port Blair.[7] The third ship Airavata underwent sea trials in 2008 and was commissioned in 2009.[8][9][10]
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