INS Guldar

INS Guldar (second ship from top)
History
NameINS Guldar
NamesakeLeopard
Builder
CommissionedDecember 1985
Decommissioned12 January 2024
IdentificationPennant number: L21
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class & typeKumbhir-class landing ship
Displacement1120 tons (standard)
Length83.9 m
Beam9.7 m
Draught1.3 metres (extreme bow and 2.58 metres (stern)
Depth5.2 m
Propulsion2 x 2200 hp Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesel engines.
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement120 (incl. 12 officers)
Sensors &
processing systems		SRN 7453 radar
Armament
  • 2 × AK-230 30mm guns
  • 2 × WM18A rocket launcher
  • MANPADs.
Aircraft carried1 HAL Chetak

INS Guldar was a Kumbhir-class landing ship of the Indian Navy.

History

Built at the Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland, INS Guldar was commissioned in December 1985. After over 38 years of service, the ship was decommissioned on 12 January 2024. The ship was planned to be sunk off the coast of the Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra and be used for scuba diving and tourism. The sinking was conducted successfully by May 2026, with the ship resting at a depth of 22 meters below Niviti rock formation.

References

  1. ↑ "गुलदार की आबादी बढ़ने से गुलजार हुए जंंगल, माना जाता है धरती का सबसे खतरनाक जीव - Guldar Leopard Increasing In India Wildlife Sanctuary India - Amar Ujala Hindi News Live". www.amarujala.com. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "INS CHEETAH, GULDAR AND KUMBHIR DECOMMISSIONED AFTER 40 YEARS OF GLORIOUS SERVICE". 13 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Soon, sunken Indian Navy ship to anchor scuba-diving tourism in Maharashtra". India Today. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Network, MI News (20 May 2026). "India Sinks Retired Warship To Build First-Of-Its-Kind Underwater Naval Museum". Marine Insight. Retrieved 21 May 2026.