INS Kesari (2005)
| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | INS Kesari[1] |
| Namesake | Gir lion |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Sponsored by | Sandhya Prasad |
| Commissioned | 5 April 2008 |
| Homeport | Port Blair |
| Identification | pennant number: L15 |
| Status | In active service |
| Badge | INS Kesari crest |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 5650 tons |
| Length | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Beam | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
| Draught | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Propulsion | Kirloskar PA6 STC engines[2] |
| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Troops | 500 |
| Complement | 11 officers, 145 sailors |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Chaff launchers |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 Westland Sea King or HAL Dhruv |
INS Kesari is a Template:Sclass- of the Indian Navy.[1][3][4]
History
The ship was launched by Sandhya Prasad, wife of Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Yashwant Prasad.[5]
In 2009, INS Kesari was transferred from the Eastern Naval Command in Vishakhapatnam to Port Blair.[6]
References
- ^ a b [1] Archived June 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ "Surface Ships". Indian Navy. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Shardul Class". Indian Navy. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ New state-of-art vessel joins Navy [dead link]
- ^ [3] Archived May 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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