INS Ghorpad
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INS Ghorpad was a Kumbhir-class tank landing ship of the Indian Navy.
| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | INS Ghorpad |
| Namesake | Bengal monitor |
| Builder | |
| Commissioned | 21 December 1974 |
| Decommissioned | 11 January 2008 |
| Identification | Pennant number: L14 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kumbhir-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement | 1120 tons (standard) |
| Length | 83.9 m [1] |
| 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 |
| Complement | 120 (incl. 12 officers) |
| Sensors & processing systems | SRN 7453 radar |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak |
History
Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Ghorpad was commissioned on 21 December 1974. She was decommissioned on 11 January 2008.