INS Ghorpad (L14)

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History
India
NameINS Ghorpad
NamesakeBengal monitor
Builder
Commissioned21 December 1974
Decommissioned11 January 2008
IdentificationPennant number: L14
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type
tank landing ship
Displacement1120 tons (standard)
Length83.9 m [1]
Beam9.7 m
Draught1.3 metres (extreme bow and 2.58 metres (stern)
Depth5.2 m
Propulsion2 x 2200 hp Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesel engines.
Speed18 knots
Complement120 (incl. 12 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
SRN 7453 radar
Armament
  • 2 × AK-230 30mm guns
  • 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30mm Medak)
  • guns, MANPAD's.
Aircraft carried1
HAL Chetak

INS Ghorpad was a

tank landing ship of the Indian Navy
.

History

Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Ghorpad was commissioned on 21 December 1974. She was decommissioned on 11 January 2008.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.