INS Kesari (2005)
INS Kesari (L15) during Milan 2018 exercise | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | INS Kesari |
| Namesake | Gir lion |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Launched | 8 June 2005 |
| Commissioned | 5 April 2008 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Shardul-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement | 5650 tons |
| Length | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Beam | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
| Draught | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Propulsion | Kirloskar PA6 STC engines |
| 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 (L15) (lit. 'Lion') is a Shardul-class tank landing ship of the Indian Navy.