INS Sharabh was a Kumbhir-class tank landing ship of the Indian Navy It also regularly participated in multinational exercises like MILAN, CORPAT, SIMBEX and PASSEX.
In her final year of commission the ship completed almost 100 days at sea and participated in India-Indonesian Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) at Belawan, Indonesia and the subsequent Passing Exercise (PASEX) in November 2010.
In recognition to her indomitable spirit and devotion, the ship was awarded the coveted "Unit Citation" by Chief of the Naval Staff in 2003.
It was the fourth in the series of Landing Ship Tanks bought by the Indian Navy.
The ship was also instrumental in apprehension of prohibited items off Tilanchang Island from Myanmarese poachers in January this year.