Kumbhir class landing ship
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Kumbhir class landing ships are medium amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy
. They are variants of the Polish
Polnocny class landing ship
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Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
. They are variants of the Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Polnocny class landing ship
Polnocny class landing ship
The Polnocny -class ships are amphibious warfare vessels. They were designed in Poland, in cooperation with the Soviet Navy and were built in Poland between 1967 and 2002. They now serve in several different navies, and some have been converted to civilian use...
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Ships of the class
| Name | Pennant | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
| INS Ghorpad INS Ghorpad (L14) -History:Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Ghorpad was commissioned on 21 December 1974. She was decommissioned in 11 January 2008.... |
L14 | 21 December 1974 | 11 January 2008 | |
| INS Kesari | L15 | 15 August 1975 | 8 May 1999 | |
| INS Shardul INS Shardul (L16) -History:Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Shardul was commissioned on 24 December 1975. She was decommissioned in June 1997.Her legacy was carried forward by the lead vessel of the Shardul class landing ships, .-See also:... |
L16 | 24 December 1975 | June 1997 | |
| INS Sharabh INS Sharabh (L17) INS Sharabh was a Kumbhir class landing ship of the Indian Navy-See also:Ships of the Indian Navy Kumbhir class landing ship Polnocny class landing ship... |
L17 | 27 January 1976 | 15 July 2011 | |
| INS Cheetah INS Cheetah (L18) -History:Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Cheetah was commissioned in February 1985.... |
L18 | February 1985 | ||
| INS Mahish INS Mahish (L19) -History:Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Mahish was commissioned on 04 June 1985.... |
L19 | 4 June 1985 | ||
| INS Guldar INS Guldar (L21) -History:Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Guldar was commissioned in December 1985.... |
L21 | December 1985 | ||
| INS Kumbhir INS Kumbhir (L22) INS Kumbhir is the lead vessel of her class of the amphibious warfare ships of the Indian Navy.-History:Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Kumbhir was commissioned in November 1986.... |
L22 | November 1986 |