<span style="color: #222222;">Landing Craft Utility Ship 'INLCU L57' today commissioned into Indian Navy in Port Blair. The Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command, Lt. General PS Rajeshwar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC graced the occasion as chief guest. The indigenously designed ship have been built by Garden Reach Shipbuilder and Engineers, GRSE, Kolkata. This is the seventh Landing Craft Utility (LCU) MK-IV class to be inducted into Indian Navy.<br />''<br />''The ship commanded by Lt. Commander Harshvardhan Venugopal with five officers and 45 sailors. Further it is capable of carrying 160 troops additionally. It is an amphibious vessel with a designated primary role of transporting and deploying main battle tanks like Arjun, T72 etc. armoured vehicles, troops and equipments from ship to shore. The ship can also be deployed for multirole activities like search and rescue, disaster relief operation, supply and replenishment and evacuation from distant islands. The ship is fitted with state-of-art equipment and advance system.</span><br />