Shardul-class tank landing ship

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.

[1] The ship is equipped with WM-18 140 mm rocket launchers, developed by DRDO and manufactured by Larsen & Toubro.

[3][4][5] Shardul was the first vessel commissioned at Karwar Naval Base, INS Kadamba.

The second ship Kesari was commissioned at the Visakhapatnam Naval Base,[6] and later moved to Port Blair.