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Tomorrow, 06 May, at Sunset, Indian Navy will decommission #INSMagar, after 36 years of Service to the Nation. Magar (L 20), was the Lead Ship, in the Landing Ship Tank (Large) or LST (L) category. Much history is associated with the Ship & its namesake predecessor. A thread. 👇
2/n. Amphibious Ships going by an alphabet soup of nomenclatures - LPD, LST, LCU - don't have the glamor of powerful destroyers or sleek corvettes, the aura of aircraft carriers they don't radiate terror of submarines, yet they form a most important component of Navy, especially
3/n. Any big & credible Navy. Their flexibility, ability to essay a wide range of roles from power projection to Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR) & everything in between gives them unique status. Amph may not have Oomph, but are perfect combination of hard & soft
