INS Magar (L20)

INS Magar with INS Sujata at sea
History
India
NameINS Magar
NamesakeMuggar crocodile
Builder
Commissioned15 July 1987
Decommissioned6 May 2023
HomeportKochi, Southern Naval Command
IdentificationPennant number: L20
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeMagar-class amphibious warfare vessel
Displacement5,665 tonnes (6,245 short tons) (full load)[1]
Length120 metres (390 ft)
Beam17.5 metres (57 ft)
Draft4 metres (13 ft)
RampsBow doors
Propulsion2 × 8,560 horsepower (6,380 kW) sustained diesel engine
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Range3,000 miles (2,600 nmi) @ 14 knots (26 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried
4 x LCVPs
Capacity15 Tanks, 8 APCs[2]
Troops500
Complement136 (incl 16 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
1 x BEL 1245 navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
BEL Ajanta as intercept
Armament
  • 4 × Bofors 40 mm/60 guns
  • 2 × 122 mm multiple-barrel rocket launchers
Aircraft carried1 x Sea King
Aviation facilities2 x helicopter platforms

INS Magar was the lead ship of Magar-class amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy.[1] She was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata and was commissioned by Admiral R.H. Tahiliani, Chief of the Naval Staff on 15 July 1987.[3] The ship has a length of 120 metres and a beam of 17.5 metres. The main weapon systems of the ship consist of CRN 91 Guns, chaff launcher (Kavach) and the WM-18A Rocket launcher. The ship also carries four landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVP) on board, which can be used for the landing of troops.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Magar Class - Bharat Rakshak :: Indian Navy".
  3. ^ "Indian Naval Ship Magar Joins Southern Naval Command". Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Operation Samudra Setu: Why the Indian Navy chose INS Jalashwa and INS Magar". The Week. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.