INS Airavat (L24)

The INS Airavat sails out of Visakhapatnam harbour after commissioning on 19 May 2009
History
India
NameINS Airavat[2]
NamesakeIndra's mount
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Yard numberYard 3016[1]
Commissioned19 May 2009
HomeportVisakhapatnam
IdentificationPennant number: L24
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeShardul-class tank landing ship[3]
Displacement5650 tons
Length125 m (410 ft)
Beam17.5 m (57 ft)
Draught4 m (13 ft)
PropulsionKirloskar PA6 STC engines
Speed16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity
  • 11 MBT
  • 10 infantry trucks or APC
  • 500 troops
Troops500
Complement11 officers, 145 sailors
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Chaff launchers
Armament
  • 2 × WM-18 rocket launchers
  • 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30 mm Medak) guns, MANPAD's
  • shoulder-launched IGLA SAMs
Aircraft carried1 Westland Sea King or HAL Dhruv[4]

INS Airavat is the third Shardul-class amphibious warfare vessel of the Indian Navy.

  1. ^ "Indian Navy Commissions INS Airavat, Landing Ship Tank". MarineBuzz.com. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Shardul class". Bharat Rakshak. 4 January 2007. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. ^ "INS Airavat (Landing Ship Tank)". StratPost. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.