IN LCU L56 was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice-Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
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 would be administered and based in Port Blair under the NAVCC in ANC (Andaman Nicobar Command).
It is the 100th warship built by GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers), Kolkata.