INS Kesari (2005)

INS Kesari is a Shardul-class tank landing ship of the Indian Navy.

History
The ship was launched by Sandhya Prasad, wife of Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Yashwant Prasad.

In 2009, INS Kesari was transferred from the Eastern Naval Command in Vishakhapatnam to Port Blair.

In March 2014, the ship, under the command of Commander Mahesh Mangipudi, was involved in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean region.

In 2022, two Solas Marine fast interceptor boat were transferred from Indian Navy to Mozambique on board INS Kesari. Mozambique Navy personnel were given training to operate the new interceptor boats.