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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

CHEETAH medium landing ships (1985-1986)

Cheetah 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp. Fate
चीता [Cheetah] L18   Stocznia Północna, Gdańsk, Poland   19.10.1983 2.1985 in service (2019)
महिष [Mahish] L19   Stocznia Północna, Gdańsk, Poland   25.6.1984 7.1985 stricken 11.2016
गुलदार [Guldar] L21   Stocznia Północna, Gdańsk, Poland   4.6.1985 3.1986 in service (2019)
कुम्भीर [Kumbhir] L22   Stocznia Północna, Gdańsk, Poland   3.5.1986 11.1986 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

1192

Displacement full, t

1305

Length, m

81.3 pp 83.9 oa

Breadth, m

8.61 wl 9.70 oa

Draught, m

1.22 fwd 2.10 aft

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 40DM M3 diesels

Power, h. p.

4400

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

1500(14)

Armament

2 x 2 - 30/71 AK-230, 2 x 18 - 140 WM-18 RL, helicopter deck

Military load

84 troops, 350 t cargo or 6 tanks

Electronic equipment

Don-2, MR-104 Rys' radars

Complement

42

Project history: Soviet project 773IM, with helicopter deck.

Modernizations: 2012, Mahish, Kumbir: were re-engined with 2 SEMT-Pielstick 6PA6 L280 diesels.

Naval service: No significant events.

Mahish 2001

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