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.

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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

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The class has an indigenous content of over 90%.^{[citation needed]}

Shardul was the first vessel commissioned at Karwar Naval Base, INS Kadamba. The second ship Kesari was commissioned at the Visakhapatnam Naval Base,^[1] and later moved to Port Blair.^[2] The third ship Airavata underwent sea trials in 2008 and was commissioned in 2009.^[3][4][5]

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