Shardul-class tank landing ship

	INS Airavat (L24) sails out of Visakhapatnam harbour after commissioning
Class overview
Name	Shardul class
Builders	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	Magar class
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Tank landing ship
Displacement	5,650 tons
Length	125 m (410 ft)
Beam	17.5 m (57 ft)
Draught	4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion	Kirloskar PA6 STC engines
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity	11 MBT, 10 armoured vehicles; 465.8 m3 (16,450 cu ft) water, 1,292.6 m3 (45,650 cu ft) diesel fuel;
Troops	500
Complement	11 officers, 145 sailors
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Decoy: Chaff launchers
Armament	2 × WM-18 rocket launchers; 4 × CRN-91 AA (Naval 30 mm Medak) guns, MANPAD's.;
Aircraft carried	1 Sea King/HAL Dhruv

Shardul-class landing ships are large amphibious warfare vessels built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers for the Indian Navy. They are an evolution of the Magar-class amphibious landing ships.

The class has an indigenous content of over 90%.

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