Commissioning of Seventh Ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV 'INLCU L57' at Port Blair
Commissioning of Seventh Ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV 'INLCU L57' at Port Blair

Commissioning of Seventh Ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV ‘INLCU L57’ at Port Blair

  • Lieutenant General PS Rajeshwar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Commander-in-Chief A&N Command, commissioned INLCU L57 into the Indian Navy on 15 May 2020 at Port Blair.
  • INLCU L57 is the seventh Landing Craft Utility (LCU) MK-IV class to be inducted into the Indian Navy.
  • The ship has been indigenously designed and built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
  • The commissioning of INLCU L57 is yet another manifestation of the country’s indigenous design and ship building capability.
  • The LCU MK-IV ship, is an amphibious vessel with a designated primary role of transporting and deploying Main Battle Tanks, Armoured Vehicles, troops and equipment from ship to shore.
  • Based at the Andaman and Nicobar Command, these ships can be deployed for multirole activities like beaching operations, search and rescue, disaster relief operations, supply and replenishment and evacuation from distant islands.
  • The ship, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Harshvardhan Venugopal, has a complement of five officers, 45 sailors and is capable of carrying 160 troops in addition.
  • The ship, displacing 830 tonnes, is capable of transporting various kinds of combat equipment such as Main Battle Tanks Arjun, T72 and other vehicles.
  • The ship, displacing 830 tonnes, is capable of transporting various kinds of combat equipment such as Main Battle Tanks Arjun, T72 and other vehicles.

About GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited)-

  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, abbreviated as GRSE, is one of India’s leading shipyards, located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It builds and repairs commercial and naval vessels. Presently GRSE has also started building export ships in a mission to expand its business.
  • Founded – 1884
  • Headquarters – Kolkata, India
  • Chairman & Managing Director– Rear Admiral Vipin Kumar Saxena

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