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Commissioning of IN LCU L53

Issue: 03-2018

The third ship of the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk-IV project was commissioned into the Indian Navy on April 25 by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, C-in-C A&N Command. LCU MK-IV is an amphibious ship with a displacement of 830 tonnes and is capable of transporting combat equipment such as MBT Arjun, T72 and other armoured vehicles.