INS Mahish (L19)

History
Name: INS Mahish
Builder:
Commissioned: 4 June 1985
Decommissioned: 11 November 2016
Identification: Pennant number: L19
Fate: Decommissioned
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: Kumbhir-class 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 and
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

INS Mahish is a Kumbhir-class landing ship of the Indian Navy.

History

Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Mahish was commissioned on 4 June 1985. The ship was decommissioned on 11 November 2016 at Port Blair. Her last commanding office was Commoder Harkesh Yadav.[2][3]

References

  1. http://indiannavy.nic.in/landing_ships_kumbhir.htm
  2. "INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony". Andaman Sheekha. 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
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