Mk. IV LCU
Indian Navy landing craft class
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Mk IV LCU class vessels follow on class of Mk. III LCU operated by the Indian Navy. The Mk IV LCU can be deployed for maritime roles that require amphibious capabilities.
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MK.IV LCU (L51) at sea. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | LCU MK IV class |
| Builders | GRSE |
| Operators |  Indian Navy |
| Preceded by | Mk. III LCU |
| Cost | ₹2,100 crore (equivalent to ₹43 billion or US$460 million in 2023) |
| Built | 2011 – 2020 |
| Planned | 8 |
| Completed | 8 |
| Active | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing craft utility |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 62.8 m (206 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Draught | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power | 1,840 kW (2,470 hp) each[3] |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 15 kn (28 km/h)[2] |
| Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)[2] |
| Troops | 160[1] |
| Complement | 56[3] |
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History
GRSE signed an agreement for ₹2,100 crore (equivalent to ₹43 billion or US$460 million in 2023) with the Indian Navy for designing and building eight LCU ships on 28 September 2011 and construction began in September 2012.[5]
The sixth ship of the series, also the 100th ship to be built by the shipyard, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 30 March 2019.[6]
The last ship of the class was delivered on 31 December 2020 and was commissioned into service on 18 March 2021.[7][8]
Design
The ship is 63 metres long, overall beam of 11 metres, a hull draught of 2.2 metres and displaces around 830 tonnes.[3] They are powered by two MTU 16V 4000 M53 marine diesel engines (each 1840 KWs).[2] They are equipped with two 30mm CRN-91 mounted guns with a Bharat Electronics-built EON-51 electro-optic director.[9]
The LCU can carry up to 216 personnel and 145 tonnes of cargo. It is fitted with a hydraulic bow ramp.[2]
Ships of the class
| Yard No | Pennant | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2092 | L 51 | 26 April 2013[2] | 12 March 2014[5] | 28 March 2017[4] | Active |
| 2093 | L 52 | 24 April 2013[citation needed] | 23 September 2014[5] | 21 August 2017[10] | |
| 2094[11] | L 53 | 13 August 2014[5] | 16 January 2015[5] | 25 April 2018[12] | |
| 2095[13] | L 54 | 13 August 2014[5] | 23 March 2015[13] | 25 May 2018[1] | |
| 2096[14] | L 55 | 2014[15] | 7 December 2015[16] | 19 December 2018[17] | |
| 2097 | L 56 | 30 September 2014[citation needed] | 12 March 2016[18] | 29 July 2019[19] | |
| 2098 | L 57 | 28 March 2015[citation needed] | 24 November 2016[20] | 15 May 2020[21] | |
| 2099 | L 58 | 31 August 2015[22] | 16 December 2016[23] | 18 March 2021[8] | |
Gallery
MK IV LCU during construction trials
LCU 51, a Mk. IV LCU, during MILAN 2018
Dr. Jagdish Mukhi, Lieutenant Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, commissioned IN LCU L52 into the Indian Navy at Port Blair
Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) has conducted the second edition of Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2019 (DANX-19),.
LCU 51 during operations at Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The last ship of the batch LCU 58 during trials.
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