Let’s look into the lesser known yet interesting facts and trivia about the INS Kesari:
The Indian Navy's INS Kesari is a tank landing ship of the Shardul class.
Sandhya Prasad, the wife of Vice Admiral Yashwant Prasad, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, launched the ship.
INS Kesari was commissioned on 5th April, 2005.
INS Kesari was moved to Port Blair in 2009 from Vishakhapatnam's Eastern Naval Command.
The ship, commanded by Commander Mahesh Mangipudi, participated in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean in March 2014.
11 Officers and 145 Sailors are the companion of the INS Kesari.
The namesake of INS Kesari is ‘Gir Lion’.
INS Kesari works on humanitarian causes as well through sea-route.
Recently, INS Kesari delivered 500 tonnes of food and defence aid in the Port of Maputo, Mozambique, as part of the regional mission "Security and Progress for Everyone" (SAGAR).