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Ballard Pier Extension to the anchorage, without replacement drums. The main objective behind this move was to light up the boilers at reduced pressure, and work up the main and flight deck machinery that had been idle for almost seven months. On 1 March, the boilers were ignited, and basin trials up to 40 revolutions per minute (RPM) were conducted. Catapult trials were conducted on the same day.
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posed a significant risk to the carrier. In June, extensive deep sea trials were carried out, with steel safety harnesses around the three boilers still operational. Observation windows were fitted as a precautionary measure, to detect any steam leaks. By the end of June, the trials were complete and
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and fissures in the water drums of her boilers that could not be repaired by welding. As replacement drums were not available locally, four new ones were ordered from Britain, and Naval Headquarters issued orders not to use the boilers until further notice. On 26 February 1971 the ship was moved from
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carried about 3,175 t (3,125 long tons) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), and 6,200 mi (10,000 km) at 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph). The air and ship crew comprised 1,110 officers and
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underwent a six-month refit, followed by another fourteen-month refit in 1992–94. She remained operational thereafter, flying Sea Harriers, Sea Kings and Chetaks until her final sea outing on 23 November 1994. In the same year, a fire was also recorded aboard. In January 1995, the navy decided to
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and arrived at Vishakhapatnam on 14 October. After receiving the reports that Pakistan might launch preemptive strikes, maintenance was stopped for another tactical exercise, which was completed during the night of 26–27 October at Vishakhapatnam.
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in Mumbai. Lack of funding prevented progress on the ship's conversion to a museum and it was speculated that the ship would be made into a training ship. In 2001, the ship was opened to the public by the Indian Navy, but the
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were designed to handle aircraft up to 24,000 lb (11,000 kg), but 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) remained the heaviest landing weight of an aircraft. Larger 54 by 34 feet (16.5 by 10.4 m) lifts were installed.
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in company with the Western Fleet. En route, before reaching Cochin on 26 July, Sea King landing trials were carried out. After the completion of the radar and communication trials on 28 July, she departed for
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would scrap the ship as she had become very difficult to maintain and no private bidders had offered to fund the museum's operations. On 3 December 2013, the Indian government decided to auction the ship. The
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in the near future, the navy started to transfer its ships to strategically advantageous locations in Indian waters. The primary concern of Naval Headquarters about the operation was the serviceability of
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s fate is unclear. The Indian Navy's official historian, Hiranandani, suggests three possibilities, after having analysed the position of the rudder and extent of the damage suffered. The first was that
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area in Chittagong, destroying several Pakistani army barracks. Medium anti-aircraft fire was encountered during this strike. Simultaneous attacks by Alizés continued on Cox's Bazar. After this,
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filed by Kiran Paigankar to stop the auction, stating the vessel's dilapidated condition did not warrant her preservation, nor were the necessary funds or government support available.
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to war. There were objections that the ship might have severe operational difficulties that would expose the carrier to increased danger on operations. In addition, the three
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on 22 September, and her construction was suspended in May 1946. At the time of suspension, she was 75 per cent complete. Her hull was preserved, and in May 1947 she was
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as a decoy—the ship sailed 160 mi (260 km) off the coast of Vishakhapatnam and broadcast a significant amount of radio traffic, making her appear to be
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was unable to find a partner to operate the museum on a permanent, long-term basis and the museum was closed after it was deemed unsafe for the public in 2012.
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then returned to Madras to resume maintenance. On 1 November, the Eastern Fleet was formally constituted, and on 13 November, all the ships set out for the
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two days earlier. On 2 December, the Eastern Fleet proceeded to its patrol area in anticipation of an attack by Pakistan. The Pakistan Navy had deployed
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without compromising the speed restrictions. The speed restrictions imposed by the headquarters meant that Alizé aircraft would have to land at close to
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Introduced in 1983, with the first Harrier landing on the ship's deck on 20 December 1983, operated until the ship was decommissioned in late 1997.
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Somaiya was leading the front of attacking the government's intent of commercializing the decommissioned ship by handing it to private players.
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on 18 March and returned two days later. Trials were again conducted on 26–27 April. The navy decided to limit the boilers to a pressure of 400
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class in 1942 and 1943. The final six ships were modified during construction to handle larger and faster aircraft, and were re-designated the
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was on patrol off Visakhapatnam and observed a severe disturbance in the water. Suspecting that it was a submarine, the ship dropped two
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s approximate position would be known by the Pakistanis once she started operating aircraft. Of the four available surface ships, INS
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speed. Eventually the aircraft weight was reduced, which allowed several of the aircraft to embark, along with a Seahawk squadron.
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which had French Alizé anti-submarine aircraft. On 18 May 1961, the first jet landed on her deck. It was piloted by Lieutenant
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on the spot, on a position that was very close to the wreckage. The third possibility is that there was a mishap when
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to a remote anchorage, isolating it from combat. Simultaneously, deception signals would give the impression that
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The Alouettes/Chetaks were first embarked in 1960s, and operated until the ship was decommissioned in 1997.
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According to the complaint, the father and son duo collected the money in 2013–14 in the name of restoring
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at the outbreak of hostilities. On 4 December, the ship's Sea Hawks struck shipping in Chittagong and
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On 23 November, an emergency was declared in Pakistan after a clash of Indian and Pakistani troops in
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Operated during the 1971 war, and phased out in 1987, with the last Alizé flown off on 2 April 1987.
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was the first commanding officer of the ship. Two squadrons were to be embarked on the ship -
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was sitting in Bombay Harbour and did not go out to sea. If the same thing happened in 1971,
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did not see action, and patrolled along the coast to deter foreign interference. During the
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In its later years, the ship underwent major refits to embark modern aircraft, before being
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reached a location near Madras by the 23rd. In an attempt to deceive the Pakistan Navy and
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remained beached off Darukhana in Mumbai Port while awaiting the final clearances of the
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dismissed another lawsuit challenging the ship's sale and scrapping on 14 August 2014.
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to identify her position and may have seen an anti-submarine vessel that caused her to
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In the meantime, intelligence reports confirmed that Pakistan was to deploy a US-built
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harbours, sinking or incapacitating most of the ships present. Later strikes targeted
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6,200 nmi (11,500 km; 7,100 mi) at 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
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s fuel levels dropped to less than 25 per cent, and the aircraft carrier sailed to
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Following decommissioning in 1997, the ship was earmarked for preservation as a
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That December, the ship was deployed for Operation Vijay (the code name for the
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did not see much service after the war, and was given two major modernisation
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and aircraft capacity. Construction on the ships was suspended at the end of
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until 2012. In January 2014, the ship was sold through an online auction and
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In January 2014, the ship was sold through an online auction to a Darukhana
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was cleared to participate on operations, with its speed restricted to 14
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would be called a white elephant and naval aviation would be written off.
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class, was ordered on 7 August 1942 and laid down on 14 October 1943 by
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s Sea Hawk squadron ashore during the December 1971 Indo-Pakistan war
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had to be seen being operational even if we didn't fly any aircraft.
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from 1991, and remained until the ship was decommissioned in 1997.
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The A1 boiler was completely blanked off due to serious problems.
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embarked four squadrons of the Naval Air Arm of the Indian Navy:
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A Bréguet 1050 Alizé anti-submarine aircraft taking off from INS
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on 14 November with the explicit goal of targeting and sinking
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as a backdrop while it was moored near Darukhana in Mumbai.
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The ship was armed with sixteen 40-millimetre (1.6 in)
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English: I completely defeat those who dare to fight with me
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was operating somewhere between Madras and Vishakhapatnam.
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light helicopters were produced in India under license by
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Nanda and Hiranandani proved to be instrumental in taking
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of the Indian Navy and played a key role in enforcing the
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The decommissioned ship featured prominently in the film
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of 24 ft (7.3 m). She was powered by a pair of
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Sixteen light fleet carriers were ordered, and all were
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command
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formally joined the Indian Navy's fleet in Bombay (now
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command
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Later Fortress Commander Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Operated during the 1971 war, and phased out in 1978.
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was sent to search the area, and they confirmed that
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World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom
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in which BJP's Kirit Somaiya, son have been booked"
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Rear Admiral 5594: 3397:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( 2452:The navy has named its first home-built carrier 1471:and formally decommissioned on 31 January 1997. 817:The ship was equipped with one LW-05 air-search 563:in November 2014 after final clearance from the 3685:A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware 2787: 2785: 2568: 2566: 896:) on 3 November 1961, when she was received at 632:class included heavier displacement, armament, 3796:Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century 3413:"Not museum but scrapyard for warship Vikrant" 3124:"INS Vikrant will now be made training school" 2445:s scrap and named it Bajaj V in honour of the 2438:unveiled a new motorbike made with metal from 2408:(common intentions) of the Indian Penal Code. 2404:(punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 2218:Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area 2111:Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area 1458:was removed during this phase. Again in 1991, 843:Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 722:displaced 16,000 t (15,750 long tons) at 605:and the less expensive but limited-capability 4592: 4472: 3855: 3820:Mission Vikrant 1971: A search for our heroes 3614: 3504:"Explained: The cheating case related to INS 1057: 992:in the war, Fleet Operations Officer Captain 829:The Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier was 2782: 2563: 1424:gallantry medals for their part in the war. 4448:List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy 3721: 3700: 3189:"Warship INS Vikrant heads for Alang death" 3148: 3109: 3097: 3082: 3070: 3055: 3043: 3018: 2994: 2979: 2950: 2935: 2918: 2906: 2891: 2876: 2857: 1770:Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area 1707:Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Area 753:. The turbines developed a total of 40,000 738:of 128 ft (39 m) and a mean deep 570: 4599: 4585: 4479: 4465: 3862: 3848: 3279:"Not museum but scrapyard for INS Vikrant" 3157:"Not museum but scrapyard for INS Vikrant" 996:told the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral 2384:On 7 April 2022, an FIR against an ex-MP 1375:on the day before hostilities broke out. 714: 3615:Bhattacharjee, Sumit (4 December 2020). 3276: 3154: 2314: 2289: 2281: 2278:with aircraft visible on the flight deck 2265: 1431: 1238: 1067: 726:and 19,500 t (19,200 long tons) at 551:in January 1997. 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The new carrier is built by 416:1 × Type 963 aircraft-landing radar 13: 4224:Ordered for, but never operated by 3453:from the original on 13 April 2014 3351:from the original on 26 April 2016 1467:in "safe to float" state. She was 884:, who later served as admiral and 286:19,500 t (19,200 long tons) ( 279:16,000 t (15,750 long tons) ( 14: 5639: 5628:Military and war museums in India 3813: 3562:. 2 February 2015. Archived from 3199:from the original on 9 March 2014 2190:Chief of Integrated Defence Staff 886:Chief of the Naval Staff of India 624:class. The improvements from the 5618:Ships built by Harland and Wolff 5577:List of ships of the Indian Navy 5567:List of active Indian Navy ships 5273:GSL Mine Counter-Measure Vessels 4664: 4382: 4340: 4328: 4279: 4212: 4159: 4124: 4096: 4061: 4033: 3984: 3893: 3871:1942 Design Light Fleet Carriers 3650:"Varun poses before INS Vikrant" 3502:Shaikh, Zeeshan (8 April 2022). 914:) off the coast of Goa with two 671:. After World War II ended with 153: 60: 38: 4887:Next Generation Missile Vessels 3675: 3642: 3608: 3548: 3495: 3465: 3435: 3405: 3363: 3331: 3301: 3270: 3244: 3218:Naik, Yogesh (10 August 2013). 3181: 3115: 2536: 2527: 1436:A Sea King helicopter with INS 1412:for refueling. The crew of INS 734:of 700 ft (210 m), a 599:1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier 577:1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier 428:40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft 2274:preserved as a museum ship in 2261: 1427: 882:Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani 837:on 4 March 1961 in Belfast by 410:1 × ZW-06 surface-search radar 1: 5572:Submarines of the Indian Navy 3122:Sanjai, P R (14 March 2006). 2557: 1860:Vice Chief of the Naval Staff 1822:Vice Chief of the Naval Staff 761:(46 km/h; 29 mph). 675:on 2 September 1945, she was 3339:"Dismantling Vikrant begins" 2520: 2369:(US$ 7.2 million). The 2333:, Commander-in-Chief of the 2310: 1336:had sunk in shallow waters. 751:Admiralty three-drum boilers 589:in an effort to counter the 339:Admiralty three-drum boilers 7: 3702:Hiranandani, Gulab Mohanlal 3683:Chant, Christopher (2014), 2488: 2286:INS Vikrant builder's plate 1281:Andaman and Nicobar Islands 967:The ship began preliminary 368:(46 km/h; 29 mph) 147:, 1947; Sold to India, 1957 10: 5644: 4661: 2548:Hindustan Aircraft Limited 1766:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 1711:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 1684:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 1064:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 1061: 1058:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 1023:Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani 998:Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda 994:Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani 938:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 824: 574: 542:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 454:Catapult Assisted Take-Off 407:1 × LW-05 air-search radar 300:700 ft (210 m) ( 25: 18: 5582:Future of the Indian Navy 5552: 5527: 5511: 5488: 5435: 5405: 5329: 5281: 5232: 5165: 5115: 5069: 5051: 4998: 4966: 4936: 4927: 4895: 4818: 4730: 4674: 4615: 4544: 4524: 4494: 4445: 4419: 4380: 4326: 4277: 4210: 4196: 4157: 4122: 4094: 4059: 4031: 3982: 3891: 3877: 3726:, Lancer Publishers LLC, 3708:, Lancer Publishers LLC, 2594:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 2432:Surinder Pal Singh Cheema 2421: 2396:Police booked them under 2305:Government of Maharashtra 1625: 1622: 1619: 1616: 1613: 1513: 1510: 1505: 1250:By the end of September, 771:Bofors anti-aircraft guns 430:guns (later reduced to 8) 252: 53: 37: 5071:Amphibious warfare ships 4205:-class aircraft carriers 3886:-class aircraft carriers 3825:10 November 2016 at the 2824:Brigadier A. S. Cheema. 2322:being scrapped at Mumbai 1926:Chief of the Naval Staff 1739:Chief of the Naval Staff 1648:Commissioning CO. Later 1479:During her service, INS 1254:and her escorts reached 655:, the fifth ship in the 571:History and construction 413:1 × LW-10 tactical radar 231:Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah 5000:Conventional submarines 3794:Till, Geoffrey (2013), 3778:War in the Indian Ocean 3758:Konstam, Angus (2012), 3744:, Seaforth Publishing, 2465:Cochin Shipyard Limited 2348:public-interest lawsuit 2294:INS Vikrant ship's bell 2200:Captain R. C. Kochchar 1381:was redeployed towards 1181:by the Indian Navy, as 1004:...during the 1965 war 959:, due to many internal 800:anti-submarine aircraft 603:fleet aircraft carriers 587:light aircraft carriers 495:-class aircraft carrier 320:24 ft (7.3 m) 312:128 ft (39 m) 253:General characteristics 5623:Ships built in Belfast 4167:Royal Netherlands Navy 3776:Roy, Mihir K. (1995), 2667:www.bharat-rakshak.com 2371:Supreme Court of India 2323: 2295: 2287: 2279: 2086:Captain P. A. Debrass 1440: 1247: 1079: 1028: 973:pounds per square inch 957:Naval Dockyard, Bombay 862:Pritam Singh Mahindroo 715:Design and description 490:, "courageous") was a 4287:Royal Australian Navy 4041:Royal Australian Navy 3780:, Lancer Publishers, 3740:Hobbs, David (2014), 2798:The Financial Express 2335:Western Naval Command 2318: 2293: 2285: 2269: 2137:Captain R. N. Ganesh 1435: 1330:clearance diving team 1242: 1137:, and one submarine, 1088:Eastern Naval Command 1071: 1002: 849:was derived from the 839:Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 797:Breguet Br.1050 AlizĂ© 747:geared steam turbines 355:geared steam turbines 4607:Ship classes of the 3760:The Aviation History 3479:. 22 November 2014. 3347:. 21 November 2014. 3315:. 24 February 2014. 2121:Captain B. S. Karpe 1804:Captain S. L. Sethi 1086:was assigned to the 872:fighter-bombers and 755:indicated horsepower 646:Commonwealth nations 464:9.75 degree ski jump 4336:Royal Canadian Navy 4104:Royal Canadian Navy 4015:Veinticinco de Mayo 3762:, Books on Demand, 3419:. 3 February 2014. 3195:. 30 January 2014. 2836:on 21 December 2016 2801:. 26 January 2016. 2623:, pp. 199–200. 2550:(HAL) as "Chetaks". 2339:Ministry of Defence 2228:Captain K. Mohanan 2172:Captain Raman Puri 1966:Captain R. D. Dhir 1936:Captain J. C. Puri 1607:Commanding officers 888:from 1984 to 1987. 697:Harland & Wolff 616:as what became the 443:Aviation facilities 98:Harland & Wolff 5559:Under construction 5283:Replenishment ship 4929:Nuclear submarines 3592:. 25 August 2013. 3590:The World Reporter 3566:on 4 February 2016 3512:The Indian Express 3449:. 14 August 2014. 3376:The Times of India 3162:The Times of India 2475:In popular culture 2324: 2296: 2288: 2280: 1662:Nilakanta Krishnan 1475:Squadrons embarked 1441: 1248: 1080: 955:was docked at the 661:Vickers-Armstrongs 402:processing systems 125:Never commissioned 89:Vickers-Armstrongs 28:INS Vikrant (2013) 5590: 5589: 5196:Super Dvora Mk II 5053:Midget submarines 4994: 4993: 4968:Ballistic missile 4897:Fast attack craft 4617:Aircraft carriers 4574: 4573: 4454: 4453: 4415: 4414: 4408: 4366: 4319: 4305: 4225: 4192: 4191: 4185: 4150: 4087: 4024: 4010: 3805:978-1-136-25555-7 3787:978-1-897829-11-0 3769:978-3-8482-6639-5 3751:978-1-4738-5369-0 3733:978-1-935501-66-4 3715:978-1-897829-72-1 3694:978-1-134-64668-5 3129:Business Standard 2663:"INS Vikrant R11" 2459:in honour of INS 2379:Mumbai Port Trust 2344:Bombay High Court 2259: 2258: 2231:7 September 1994 2213:7 September 1994 2073:19 November 1984 2038:19 November 1984 1998:Captain A. Ghosh 1953:26 December 1977 1921:26 December 1977 1700:16 November 1964 1676:16 November 1964 1650:Chief of Materiel 1642:16 February 1961 1604: 1603: 1592:Westland Sea King 1039:-class submarines 981:war with Pakistan 912:annexation of Goa 707:, and a modified 673:Japan's surrender 585:commissioned six 471: 470: 117:22 September 1945 5635: 5489:Torpedo recovery 4934: 4933: 4669: 4668: 4601: 4594: 4587: 4578: 4577: 4481: 4474: 4467: 4458: 4457: 4402: 4388: 4386: 4385: 4360: 4346: 4344: 4343: 4334: 4332: 4331: 4313: 4299: 4285: 4283: 4282: 4223: 4218: 4216: 4215: 4198: 4197: 4179: 4165: 4163: 4162: 4144: 4130: 4128: 4127: 4102: 4100: 4099: 4081: 4067: 4065: 4064: 4039: 4037: 4036: 4018: 4004: 3990: 3988: 3987: 3899: 3897: 3896: 3879: 3878: 3864: 3857: 3850: 3841: 3840: 3808: 3790: 3772: 3754: 3736: 3718: 3697: 3670: 3669: 3667: 3665: 3656:. 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En route to 1220:, escorted by 1211:sailed off to 1062:Main article: 1059: 1056: 1018: 961:fatigue cracks 951:In June 1970, 902:Prime Minister 826: 823: 784:jet fighters, 732:overall length 716: 713: 638:aircraft lifts 572: 569: 549:decommissioned 534:naval blockade 469: 468: 467: 466: 461: 456: 451: 444: 440: 439: 436: 432: 431: 424: 420: 419: 418: 417: 414: 411: 408: 403: 397: 396: 393: 389: 388: 387: 386: 383: 374: 370: 369: 362: 358: 357: 348: 344: 343: 342: 341: 335: 326: 322: 321: 318: 314: 313: 310: 306: 305: 298: 294: 293: 292: 291: 284: 275: 271: 270: 259: 258:Class and type 255: 254: 250: 249: 243: 239: 238: 237: 236: 233: 222: 218: 217: 214:Pennant number 211: 210:Identification 207: 206: 201: 197: 196: 193: 192:Decommissioned 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 177: 173: 172: 167: 163: 162: 149: 148: 142: 138: 137: 134:Pennant number 131: 130:Identification 127: 126: 123: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 101: 100: 95: 84: 80: 79: 74: 70: 69: 67:United Kingdom 56: 55: 51: 50: 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2646: 2641: 2634: 2629: 2622: 2617: 2611:, p. 46. 2610: 2605: 2597: 2591: 2575: 2569: 2567: 2562: 2549: 2545: 2539: 2530: 2526: 2516: 2515: 2510: 2508: 2507: 2502: 2500: 2498: 2493: 2492: 2486: 2484: 2483: 2472: 2470: 2469:Narendra Modi 2466: 2462: 2458: 2457: 2450: 2448: 2441: 2437: 2433: 2429: 2426:In memory of 2419: 2416: 2414: 2409: 2407: 2403: 2399: 2395: 2391: 2387: 2386:Kirit Somaiya 2382: 2380: 2376: 2372: 2367: 2362: 2356: 2351: 2349: 2345: 2340: 2336: 2332: 2331:Shekhar Sinha 2329: 2321: 2317: 2308: 2306: 2301: 2292: 2284: 2277: 2273: 2268: 2255: 2252: 2250:20 July 1996 2249: 2246: 2243: 2240: 2239: 2236: 2233: 2230: 2227: 2224: 2223: 2219: 2215: 2212: 2210:25 June 1992 2209: 2205: 2199: 2196: 2195: 2191: 2187: 2185:25 June 1992 2184: 2181: 2177: 2171: 2168: 2167: 2163: 2159: 2156: 2153: 2149: 2142: 2136: 2133: 2132: 2129: 2126: 2123: 2120: 2117: 2116: 2112: 2108: 2105: 2102: 2098: 2091: 2085: 2082: 2081: 2078: 2075: 2072: 2068: 2061: 2056: 2052: 2049: 2048: 2044: 2040: 2037: 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She had an 729: 725: 724:standard load 721: 712: 710: 706: 702: 698: 694: 690: 686: 682: 678: 674: 670: 666: 662: 658: 654: 649: 647: 643: 639: 635: 631: 628:class to the 627: 623: 619: 615: 610: 608: 604: 600: 596: 592: 588: 584: 578: 568: 566: 565:Supreme Court 562: 558: 554: 550: 545: 543: 539: 538:East Pakistan 535: 531: 528:as the first 527: 523: 519: 515: 511: 510: 504: 500: 496: 494: 489: 486: 482: 481: 477: 476: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 446: 445: 442: 441: 437: 434: 433: 429: 425: 422: 421: 415: 412: 409: 406: 405: 404: 399: 398: 394: 391: 390: 384: 381: 377: 376: 375: 372: 371: 367: 363: 360: 359: 356: 353: 349: 346: 345: 340: 336: 333: 329: 328: 327: 324: 323: 319: 316: 315: 311: 308: 307: 303: 299: 296: 295: 289: 285: 282: 278: 277: 276: 273: 272: 269: 268:light carrier 266: 264: 260: 257: 256: 251: 247: 244: 241: 240: 234: 232: 228: 225: 224: 223: 220: 219: 215: 212: 209: 208: 205: 202: 199: 198: 194: 191: 190: 186: 183: 182: 178: 175: 174: 171: 168: 165: 164: 150: 146: 143: 140: 139: 135: 132: 129: 128: 124: 121: 120: 116: 113: 112: 108: 105: 104: 99: 96: 94: 90: 87: 86: 85: 82: 81: 78: 75: 72: 71: 57: 52: 47: 41: 36: 33: 29: 22: 5537: 5502:Astradharani 5501: 5420: 5395: 5388: 5381: 5374: 5367: 5360: 5353: 5346: 5339: 5319: 5312: 5305: 5298: 5291: 5266: 5259: 5242: 5222: 5215: 5208: 5201: 5189: 5182: 5175: 5167:Patrol craft 5150: 5143: 5136: 5129: 5100: 5093: 5086: 5079: 5036: 5029: 5022: 5015: 5008: 4983: 4976: 4951: 4912: 4905: 4875: 4868: 4861: 4854: 4847: 4835: 4828: 4808: 4801: 4794: 4787: 4780: 4773: 4766: 4759: 4752: 4745: 4715: 4708: 4701: 4694: 4653: 4646: 4640:Vikramaditya 4639: 4632: 4625: 4624: 4563: 4556: (1961) 4553: 4551: 4533: 4515: (2013) 4512: 4504:Vikramaditya 4503: 4434: 4425: 4404: 4398: 4397: 4370: 4362: 4356: 4315: 4309: 4301: 4295: 4266: 4259: 4252: 4246: 4238: 4232: 4231: 4202: 4181: 4175: 4146: 4140: 4112: 4083: 4078:Minas Gerais 4077: 4049: 4020: 4014: 4006: 3999: 3972: 3965: 3958: 3951: 3944: 3937: 3930: 3923: 3916: 3908: 3883: 3832: 3795: 3777: 3759: 3741: 3723: 3705: 3684: 3676:Bibliography 3662:. 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Index

HMS Hercules
INS Vikrant (2013)

Vickers-Armstrongs
High Walker
Harland & Wolff
Pennant number
Laid up
Bombay
Pennant number
Sanskrit
Scrapped
Majestic-class
light carrier
standard
deep load
o/a
ihp
Admiralty three-drum boilers
Parsons
geared steam turbines
knots
nmi
40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft
Catapult Assisted Take-Off
9.75 degree ski jump
INS
Sanskrit
Majestic-class aircraft carrier
Indian Navy

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