INS Guldar was a Kumbhir-class landing ship of the Indian Navy.
 INS Guldar (second ship from top) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | INS Guldar |
| Namesake | Leopard[1] |
| Builder | |
| Commissioned | December 1985 |
| Decommissioned | 12 January 2024 |
| Identification | Pennant number: L21 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kumbhir-class landing ship |
| Displacement | 1120 tons (standard) |
| Length | 83.9 m [2] |
| 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 (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 120 (incl. 12 officers) |
| Sensors & processing systems | SRN 7453 radar |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak |
History
editBuilt at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Guldar was commissioned in December 1985. After over 38 years of service, the ship was decommissioned on 12 January 2024.[3] The ship was planned to be sunk off the coast of the Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra and be used for scuba diving and tourism.[4] The sinking was conducted successfully by May 2026, with the ship resting at a depth of 22 meters below Niviti rock formation.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "गुलदार की आबादी बढ़ने से गुलजार हुए जंंगल, माना जाता है धरती का सबसे खतरनाक जीव - Guldar Leopard Increasing In India Wildlife Sanctuary India - Amar Ujala Hindi News Live". www.amarujala.com. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ "INS CHEETAH, GULDAR AND KUMBHIR DECOMMISSIONED AFTER 40 YEARS OF GLORIOUS SERVICE". 13 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ↑ "Soon, sunken Indian Navy ship to anchor scuba-diving tourism in Maharashtra". India Today. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ↑ Network, MI News (20 May 2026). "India Sinks Retired Warship To Build First-Of-Its-Kind Underwater Naval Museum". Marine Insight. Retrieved 21 May 2026.