Mk IV LCU class vessels follow on class of Mk. III LCU operated by the Indian Navy. The Mk IV LCU can be deployed for maritime roles that require amphibious capabilities.
History GRSE signed an agreement for with the Indian Navy for designing and building eight LCU ships on 28 September 2011 and construction began in September 2012.
The sixth ship of the series, also the 100th ship to be built by the shipyard, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 30 March 2019.
The last ship of the class was delivered on 31 December 2020 and was commissioned into service on 18 March 2021.
Design The ship is 63 metres long, overall beam of 11 metres, a hull draught of 2.2 metres and displaces around 830 tonnes. They are powered by two MTU 16V 4000 M53 marine diesel engines (each 1840 KWs). They are equipped with two 30mm CRN-91 mounted guns with a Bharat Electronics-built EON-51 electro-optic director.
The LCU can carry up to 216 personnel and 145 tonnes of cargo. It is fitted with a hydraulic bow ramp.
Ships of the class
Yard No Pennant Laid down Launched CommissionedStatus 2092 L 51 26 April 2013 12 March 2014 28 March 2017Active 2093 L 52 24 April 2013 23 September 2014 21 August 2017 2094 L 53 13 August 2014 16 January 2015 25 April 20182095 L 54 13 August 2014 23 March 2015 25 May 20182096L 5520147 December 201519 December 20182097L 5630 September 201412 March 201629 July 20192098L 5728 March 201524 November 201615 May 20202099L 5831 August 201516 December 201618 March 2021
Gallery
See also List of active Indian Navy ships Future ships of the Indian Navy
References
External links LCU Mk IV on GRSE website