IN LCU L-56

July 30, 2019

IN LCU L56 was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice-Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.

About: 

  • LCU 56 is an amphibious ship with its primary role being transportation and deployment of Main Battle Tanks, Armoured Vehicles, Troops and Equipment from ship to shore. 

  • LCU L56 would be administered and based in Port Blair under the NAVCC in ANC (Andaman Nicobar Command). 

  • it is the sixth ship of the Landing Craft Utility(LCU) MK IV class. 

  • Commissioning the ship, the Vice-Admiral congratulated the GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers) for being the first shipyard in the country to have built the 100th warship. 

Source : The Hindu