INS Gharial (L23)
INS Gharial demonstrating unloading of relief material through its bow door onto the ramp.
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| Name: | INS Gharial |
| Namesake: | Gharial |
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| Commissioned: | 14 February 1997 |
| Homeport: | Vishakhapatnam, Eastern Naval Command |
| Identification: | Pennant number: L23 |
| Status: | in active service |
| Badge: | _emblem.JPG) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel |
| Displacement: | 5665 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 120 m |
| Beam: | 17.5 m |
| Draft: | 4 m |
| Ramps: | Bow doors |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 8560 hp sustained diesel engine |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Range: | 3000 miles @ 14 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
4 LCVPs |
| Capacity: | 15 Tanks, 8 APCs |
| Troops: | 500 |
| Complement: | 136 (incl 16 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
1 BEL 1245 navigation radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
BEL Ajanta as intercept |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 Sea King |
| Aviation facilities: | 2 helicopter platforms |
INS Gharial is a Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel of the Indian Navy.
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