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INS MagarClass overview Name: Magar class Builders: Hindustan Shipyard Limited
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and EngineersOperators: 
Indian NavyPreceded by: Kumbhir class Succeeded by: Shardul class Planned: 2 Completed: 2 Active: 2 General characteristics Type: Amphibious warfare vessel Displacement: 5,665 tons (full load)[1] Length: 120 m Beam: 17.5 m Draft: 4 m Ramps: Bow doors Propulsion: 2 x 8560 hp sustained diesel engine Speed: 15 knots Range: 3000 miles @ 14 knots Boats and 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
and decoys:BEL Ajanta as intercept Armament: 4 x Bofors 40mm/60 guns,
2 x 122mm multiple-barrel rocket launchersAircraft carried: 1 Sea King Aviation facilities: 2 helicopter platforms The Magar class landing ships are amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy, currently in active service. Only two ships of the class were designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, with fitting completed at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.[2]
The ships are stationed at the naval base in Vishakapatnam on India's east coast.
It can operate two medium-lift helicopters, which are primarily meant for "inserting" a small team of Special Forces (marine commandos). To discharge its cargo and most of the troops, it needs to be "beached" through its 'bow-door' (in the front).
INS Magar fire
On the 22nd of February 2006, at around 5 pm local time, an accidental fire broke out on the ship. It was caused while the ship was engaged in dumping expired ammunition, and one of the boxes of ammunition caught fire. At the time of the accident the Magar was in the Bay of Bengal, around 40 nautical miles (70 km) from Vishakapatnam. Casualties included three deaths and a further six sailors sustaining injuries. The injured were rushed to a naval hospital in Vishakapatnam by the Sea King helicopter on board.
Ships
Name Builder Homeport Commissioned Status INS Magar (L20) Hindustan Shipyard Limited/GRSE Vishakapatnam 15 July 1987 Active INS Gharial (L23) Hindustan Shipyard Limited/GRSE Vishakapatnam 14 February 1997 Active References
Ship classes of the Indian NavyAircraft Carriers INS Viraat · Vikramaditya* · Vikrant*
Destroyers Frigates Corvettes Veer (Tarantul) · Abhay (Pauk) · Khukri · Kora · Kamorta*
Submarines Kalvari · Sindhughosh · Shishumar · Scorpène*
Nuclear Submarine Amphibious warfare ships Kumbhir · Magar · Shardul · INS Jalashwa
Patrol craft Seaward · Sukanya · Super Dvora Mk.II · Trinkat · Bangaram · Car Nicobar · Saryu* · Minesweeper
Replenishment ship Training
INS Tir- - Under Construction/Procurement · ** - SSBN
Ships of the Indian Navy
Categories:- Magar class landing ships
- Amphibious warfare vessel classes
- Ships of the Indian Navy
- Active amphibious warfare vessels of India
- - Under Construction/Procurement · ** - SSBN
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