INS Guldar
INS Guldar (second ship from top)
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| History | |
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| Name | INS Guldar |
| Namesake | Leopard[1] |
| Builder | |
| Commissioned | December 1985 |
| Decommissioned | 12 January 2024 |
| Identification | Pennant number: L21 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 & processing systems | SRN 7453 radar |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak |
INS Guldar was a Kumbhir-class landing ship of the Indian Navy.
History
Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Guldar was commissioned in December 1985. After over 38 years of service, the ship was decommissioned on 12 January 2024.[3] The ship is planned to be sunk off the coast Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra and be used for scuba diving and tourism.[4]
References
- ^ https://www.amarujala.com/columns/blog/guldar-leopard-increasing-in-india-wildlife-sanctuary-india
- ^ "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "INS CHEETAH, GULDAR AND KUMBHIR DECOMMISSIONED AFTER 40 YEARS OF GLORIOUS SERVICE". 13 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Soon, sunken Indian Navy ship to anchor scuba-diving tourism in Maharashtra". India Today. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.