 INS Mahish | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | INS Mahish |
| Namesake | Water Buffalo[1] |
| Builder | |
| Commissioned | 4 June 1985 |
| Decommissioned | 11 November 2016 |
| Identification | Pennant number: L19 |
| Fate | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kumbhir-class landing ship |
| Displacement | 1120 tons (standard) |
| Length | 83.9 m[2] |
| 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 |
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| 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.[3][4]
References
- ↑ https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahisha#:~:text=%5B%C2%ABprevious%20(M)%20next,is%20used%20throughout%20Ayurvedic%20literature.
- ↑ "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ "INS Mahish Decommissioning Ceremony". Andaman Sheekha. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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