LCU L-56 Commissioned into Indian Navy | 30 Jul 2019

Indian Navy has recently commissioned the ship LCU L-56, which is the 100^th warship built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).

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.
It is the sixth of eight indigenously built Landing Craft Utility (LCU) MK IV class ships.
The LCU Mk-IV Class of ships are fitted with close to 90% indigenous content, in line with the Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative towards achieving self-reliance and indigenisation.
The induction of LCU 56 will add to maritime and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) capability of Andaman Nicobar Command.
The ship will be deployed for multi-role activities such as beaching operations, search and rescue missions, disaster relief operations, coastal patrol, and surveillance operations along the Andaman and Nicobar Group of Islands.