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her machinery before rejoining the fleet in the summer of 2013. The refit would enable her to serve through 2016 and was the final major refit before her decommissioning. In August–September 2015, the ship underwent a short refit to reinforce her hull and inspection before her participation in the
International Fleet Review in February 2016.
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was beached at Alang. At the end of
September, a private Mumbai-registered company, Envitech Marine Consultants Private Limited, offered to purchase the ship from Shree Ram Shipping and preserve her as a museum and tourist centre, to be provisionally berthed at Goa. The Goa state government gave its
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Supreme Court hearing stayed the dismantling of the ship. The Court heard that Envitech proposed to purchase the ship for RS 100 cr and sought responses from Shree Ram Shipping and the Ministry of Defence. On 10 April 2021, the Supreme Court informed counsel for Envitech that
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On 2 November 2012, the ship arrived in Kochi for the first part of a major two-phase refit. In the first phase, the hull was cleaned, probed for corrosion, worn hull plates were reinforced and received a fresh coat of corrosion-resistant paint. The carrier sailed to Mumbai for further upgrades to
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September 1993, the engine room of the ship was flooded, putting the vessel out of service for several months. The vessel was back in service in 1995 and was fitted with a new search radar. Between July 1999 and April 2001, the ship completed another life-extension refit expected to extend her
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sailed from Mumbai to Kochi for the last time under her own steam; by then, she had spent a total of 2,250 days at sea and had steamed a total of 1,094,215 kilometers. At Kochi, she underwent a month-long deactivation in preparation for decommissioning; during this period, her boilers, engines,
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missile for air-to-air combat. Other ordnance has included 68 mm rockets, runway-denial bombs, cluster bombs, and podded 30 mm cannon. In 2006, the Indian Navy started the 'Limited
Upgrade Sea Harrier (LUSH)' program by upgrading up to 15 Sea Harriers in collaboration with
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serviceability until 2010. This refit upgraded propulsion systems, added a package of sensors to sound emergency alerts and introduced modern communication systems. In addition, a long-range surveillance radar, weapon systems, and a new hangar with fire curtains were installed.
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INS Viraat had already become private property of Shree Ram Group; who had testified that 40% of the ship had already been broken, and on 12 April 2021 the petition was dismissed saying it was too late since 40% of the ship had been dismantled.
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s age and cost of maintenance prompted the navy to begin the process to obtain
Defence Ministry clearance for her decommissioning; in December 2014, a review board was established to determine the ship's continued service life.
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was formally decommissioned on 6 March 2017. After the failure of plans to convert her into a hotel and museum, she was sold for scrap and planned to be broken up beginning in
September 2020, but the scrapping was
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was towed from her berth at the Mumbai Naval Dockyard to the scrappers at Alang in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, reaching the port at Alang on the evening of 22 September.
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propellers and rudders were removed. Deactivation was completed on 4 September, and the carrier was towed back to Mumbai on 23 October for her formal decommissioning ceremony.
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on a holiday with his family and other prominent politicians and media persons on board the INS Viraat. The allegation has been refuted by a retired Indian Navy officer,
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along with a reinforced flight deck, and 1.2 inches (3 cm) of armour over the magazines and machinery spaces. The magazine capacity included at least 80 lightweight
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1000:(US$ 12 million), provided the firm receive the clearances and assume all cost and risk. Discussions were in progress as of 1 October.
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on 18 November 1959, 15 years after she was laid down in June 1974. She served as the flagship of the Royal Navy's task force during the
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was formally decommissioned on 6 March 2017. Her weapons systems and operational equipment were to have been removed by mid-2017.
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was towed from Portsmouth Dockyard to Devonport Dockyard to be refitted, re-activated and sold to India.
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protection, and deck landing aids were installed in this refit. Boilers were converted to operate on
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was commissioned in 2013. The ship was completed and commissioned in 1959 as the Royal Navy's
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Rajiv Gandhi did not misuse INS Viraat: Navy officer who planned former PM's Lakshadweep trip
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2 × Parsons geared steam turbines; 4 boilers with 400 psi, 76,000 shp (57,000 kW)
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into India's first moored maritime museum and marine adventure centre, to be located near
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arrived in Mumbai on 28 October and was laid up. On 6 March 2017, she was decommissioned.
611:. The vessel retained commando transport capability for up to 750 troops and carried four
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2919:"Tech entrepreneur wants to rescue Falklands' flagship HMS Hermes from the scrap heap"
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was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 12 May 1987, and served for almost 30 years.
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3091:"Like India's 1st aircraft carrier, steel from scrapped Viraat may be used for bikes"
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The ship underwent a fourth refit in Indian service from January to August 2009 at
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3117:"INS Viraat, decommissioned three years ago, to be dismantled at Alang in Gujarat"
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2196:"One sailor dead, three injured after fire breaks out on Indian aircraft carrier"
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2813:"Indian Navy's aircraft carrier INS Viraat may be modified into a luxury hotel"
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China and the Asia-pacific Region: Geostrategic Relations and a Naval Dimension
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s anchors displayed at the Port Museum in Alappuzha, which is being developed.
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2653:"INS Viraat sails on final journey from Kochi to Mumbai for decommissioning"
2524:"Major repairs for the INS Viraat, its replacement delayed again by Russia"
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In July 2015, it was announced that the ship would be transferred to the
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were operated by four squadrons of the Naval air arm of the Indian Navy:
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in 1982 and was decommissioned from active duty in 1985. In April 1986,
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purchased the vessel in April 1986 and gave her an extensive refit at
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1089:(top) escorting the Indian Navy's newly acquired aircraft carrier
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3033:"As scrap, retired Naval aircraft carrier Viraat finds no takers"
2843:"INS Viraat: A warship that will soon be converted into a hotel!"
2304:"Idyllic vacation for the Gandhis in the Lakshadweep archipelago"
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INS Viraat 40% dismantled, can't convert it into museum, says SC
1987:"INS Viraat reaches Mumbai, set to be decommissioned in January"
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ceased on 6 May 2016 following the retirement of Harrier fleet.
551:, and decommissioned in 1984. It was sold to India in 1987. INS
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under her own power for the last time in July 2016 en route to
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3199:"Rs 100 cr, multiple clearances required to save INS Viraat"
2460:"Navy to operate Viraat aircraft carrier for another decade"
2620:"Navy technical board to assess service life of INS Viraat"
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2340:"INS Viraat out of dry dock, to sail to Gulf of Aden soon"
973:(US$ 5 million). She was scheduled be dismantled at
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6,500 mi (10,500 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
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3003:"Plans to turn INS Viraat into museum-hotel run aground"
2430:"INS Viraat refit complete, gears up for golden jubilee"
2371:"INS Viraat refit complete, gears up for golden jubilee"
1980:
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command
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After evaluating vessels from several countries, the
3170:"INS Viraat to be broken at Alang and sold as scrap"
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2403:"Naval Air: Where There Were None, Now There Is One"
1845:"INS Viraat sails to Kochi for repairs, dry-docking"
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for a month and a half before being deployed to the
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4599:Centaur-class aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy
2875:"INS Viraat is up for grabs, but so far no takers"
1050:departs Devonport on her delivery voyage to India.
977:starting in September 2020. On 19 September 2020,
566:sailed for the last time under her own power from
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587:after 40% of the body had already been scrapped.
16:Centaur-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy
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3262:"INS Viraat's anchor to be part of Port Museum?"
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2492:"INS Viraat arrives in Kochi for periodic refit"
1035:to begin a refit following her purchase by India
940:was not to be preserved, she would be scrapped.
754:All Sea Harrier operations from the deck of INS
3224:"Supreme Court Stays Dismantling Of INS Viraat"
2976:"INS Viraat to get 2nd life as maritime museum"
1372:Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command
139:: "He who rules over the seas is all powerful")
3063:"INS Viraat set for dismantling at Alang yard"
2950:"INS Viraat to be turned into maritime museum"
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1062:Indian Navy Sea Harriers and Indian Air Force
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3143:"Iconic INS Viraat to be dismantled at Alang"
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740:'Derby' medium-range air-to-air BVR missile.
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2783:"Indian carrier Viraat 'de-operationalised'"
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1134:sails under her own steam for the last time.
3444:List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
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2715:"INS Viraat's final farewell set in Mumbai"
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2153:. Defense Industry Daily. 2 November 2010.
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1791:Current Additional Director General of the
781:was originally commissioned by the British
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2277:Bishop, Chris; Chant, Christopher (2004).
2016:
2014:
2012:
1459:Director General of the Indian Coast Guard
834:in 1988 reported that then Prime Minister
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1984:
1916:"INS Viraat to be decommissioned in 2016"
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402:1 × Graseby Type 184M hull-mounted sonar
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2254:Students' Britannica India, Volumes 1-5
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2009:
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558:In February 2015, the Navy stated that
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2727:from the original on 25 September 2016
2440:from the original on 27 September 2009
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2178:"Indian Sea Harrier Tests BVR Missile"
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3311:Huge disappointment to Andhra Pradesh
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2683:"INS Viraat's last journey commences"
2536:from the original on 12 November 2014
2157:from the original on 31 December 2013
2080:"INS Viraat now private property: SC"
1985:Deshpande, Vinaya (29 October 2016).
962:After an expert committee determined
912:
388:1 × EL/M-2221 STGR fire control radar
161:
39:
4057:Indian Navy Swimmer Delivery Vehicle
3484:Aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy
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2663:from the original on 23 October 2016
2472:from the original on 15 October 2012
2409:from the original on 8 November 2011
2405:. Strategypage.com. 20 August 2009.
2368:
2350:from the original on 31 October 2012
2176:Raghuvanshi, Vivek (16 April 2009).
1904:
747:airborne early warning aircraft and
424:2 × Knebworth Corvus chaff launchers
3031:Rajput, Rashmi (19 December 2019).
2763:from the original on 28 August 2017
2749:Sarma, C.H.R.S. (8 February 2016).
2568:from the original on 28 August 2017
2103:
2032:from the original on 28 August 2017
1095:during the latter's delivery voyage
1007:There is a plan to have two of INS
947:cabinet approved the conversion of
13:
2929:from the original on 24 April 2017
2855:from the original on 15 March 2016
2823:from the original on 16 April 2016
2793:from the original on 15 March 2016
2395:
2383:from the original on 7 August 2011
1552:Commandant of Indian Naval Academy
880:
14:
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2948:Jain, Bhavika (2 November 2018).
2695:from the original on 23 July 2016
2626:. 4 December 2014. Archived from
2588:"Navy plans nuke-powered carrier"
2504:from the original on 3 April 2013
2302:Pratap, Anita (31 January 1988).
2202:from the original on 9 March 2016
1963:from the original on 23 July 2016
1928:from the original on 13 July 2015
1857:from the original on 27 July 2016
379:1 × BEL/Signaal RAWL 02 air radar
4604:Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness
4573:List of ships of the Indian Navy
4563:List of active Indian Navy ships
4269:GSL Mine Counter-Measure Vessels
3660:
3384:
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3197:Nair, Avinash (1 October 2020).
3168:Nair, Avinash (24 August 2020).
2885:from the original on 26 May 2016
2556:"INS Viraat to have short refit"
2022:"INS Viraat bows out of service"
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385:2 × BEL Rashmi navigation radars
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3883:Next Generation Missile Vessels
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2596:. 12 March 2013. Archived from
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2428:Sharma, Ritu (17 August 2009).
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1914:Anandan, S (12 February 2015).
3001:Jain, Bhavika (12 July 2019).
2281:. MBI Publishing Company LLC.
2180:. Defense News. Archived from
2151:"India's Sea Harrier Shortage"
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1837:
803:
133:Jalameva Yasya, Balameva Tasya
1:
4568:Submarines of the Indian Navy
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471:British Aerospace Sea Harrier
382:1 × RAWS 08 air/surface radar
3251:Times of India 12 April 2021
2982:. New Delhi. 2 November 2018
919:Government of Andhra Pradesh
743:The fleet also consisted of
466:Up to 26 aircraft, including
317:48.78 m (160.0 ft)
7:
1951:"INS Viraat's last journey"
1801:
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10:
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4614:Aircraft carriers of India
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2252:Ramchandani, Indu (2000).
2108:. iUniverse. p. 174.
1366:Later Commander-in-Chief,
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770:
631:The aircraft on board INS
394:1 × FT 13-S/M Tacan system
391:1 × Plessey Type 904 radar
309:226.5 m (743 ft)
4578:Future of the Indian Navy
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2905:"HMS Hermes repatriation"
2140:Hiranandani 2012, p. 154.
2128:Hiranandani 2000, p. 287.
1808:List of aircraft carriers
1566:Surinder Pal Singh Cheema
1158:
1155:
1152:
1149:
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590:
537:of the Indian Navy until
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4067:Amphibious warfare ships
3327:-class aircraft carriers
3303:20 December 2016 at the
3266:www.newindianexpress.com
2593:The Telegraph (Calcutta)
1991:The Sunday Guardian Live
1689:Chief of the Naval Staff
1496:Chief of the Naval Staff
1398:Chief of the Naval Staff
1368:Strategic Forces Command
1255:Chief of the Naval Staff
1218:Chief of the Naval Staff
1186:Commissioning CO. Later
157:Scrapped at Alang, 2021.
3996:Conventional submarines
2434:Indo-Asian News Service
2369:IANS (17 August 2009).
2104:Lee, Jae-Hyung (2003).
943:On 1 November 2018 the
341:28 knots (52 km/h)
325:8.8 m (29 ft)
273:General characteristics
2657:The New Indian Express
932:(US$ 2 million);
921:for conversion into a
585:Supreme Court of India
523:light aircraft carrier
285:light aircraft carrier
2723:. 25 September 2016.
2256:. Popular Prakashan.
2221:Anthony, Ian (1990).
1703:Ajendra Bahadur Singh
1625:Abhay Raghunath Karve
617:amphibious operations
299:28,700 tons full load
268:Sold to India in 1986
3603:Ship classes of the
2851:. 11 February 2016.
2819:. 11 February 2012.
2789:. 11 February 2016.
2346:. 26 February 2011.
2224:The Naval Arms Trade
1793:National Cadet Corps
1473:Devendra Kumar Joshi
1068:F/A-18 Super Hornets
296:23,900 tons standard
3071:. 28 September 2020
2659:. 23 October 2016.
2500:. 3 November 2012.
2468:. 19 January 2011.
1140:Commanding officers
957:Sindhudurg district
762:Operational history
749:Kamov Ka-28 Helix-A
745:Kamov Ka-31 Helix-B
640:
409:Electronic warfare
4555:Under construction
4279:Replenishment ship
3925:Nuclear submarines
3313:- Deccan Chronicle
3230:. 10 February 2021
3203:The Indian Express
3174:The Indian Express
3121:The Economic Times
3037:The Economic Times
2630:on 18 January 2015
2600:on 8 December 2013
2465:The Economic Times
2379:. Chennai, India.
1997:on 31 October 2016
1850:The Economic Times
1386:Nirmal Kumar Verma
1334:28 September 1994
1304:28 September 1994
1033:Devonport Dockyard
913:Preservation plans
814:Devonport Dockyard
729:by installing the
638:
613:LCVP landing craft
416:1 × BEL Ajanta ESM
374:processing systems
362:1,207 ship's crew,
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4192:Super Dvora Mk II
4049:Midget submarines
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3893:Fast attack craft
3613:Aircraft carriers
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2279:Aircraft Carriers
2263:978-0-85229-760-5
2238:978-0-19-829137-4
2227:. SIPRI. p.
2184:on 24 April 2017.
2115:978-0-595-26043-0
1892:on 4 October 2014
1799:
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1788:26 February 2017
1755:Rajesh Pendharkar
1729:Biswajit Dasgupta
1707:15 November 2011
1684:15 November 2011
1655:27 December 2008
1651:Anil Kumar Chawla
1632:27 December 2008
1488:18 December 2001
1454:18 December 2001
1425:13 December 1997
1393:13 December 1997
1323:Jagjit Singh Bedi
1271:26 December 1991
1250:26 December 1991
1210:15 December 1988
1183:15 December 1988
984:On 28 September,
934:Chandrababu Naidu
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1824:Vikramaditya
1823:
1817: (1961)
1814:
1759:1 June 2015
1736:1 June 2015
1733:1 June 2013
1710:1 June 2013
1603:31 May 2005
1580:31 May 2005
1547:31 May 2005
1411:S. K. Damle
1282:
1232:Arun Prakash
1180:12 May 1987
1156:Left office
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694:Alouette III
660:White Tigers
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623:operations.
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541:Vikramaditya
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411:& decoys
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372:Sensors and
365:143 air crew
291:Displacement
220:Commissioned
207:21 June 1944
147:
132:
91:23 July 2016
83:6 March 2017
57:
31:
18:
4492:Astravahini
4392:Madan Singh
4263:Pondicherry
4230:Minesweeper
4212:Car Nicobar
4140:Sagardhwani
4103:Indian MRSV
4039:Project 75I
4019:Sindhughosh
3805:Project 17B
3777:Brahmaputra
3605:Indian Navy
3563:(1987–2017)
3554:(1961–1997)
3533:(est. 2030)
3392:Indian Navy
3290:Indian Navy
3234:21 February
3127:1 September
3101:1 September
3042:1 September
3013:1 September
2848:India Today
2767:15 February
2604:12 December
2413:26 February
2387:26 February
2308:India Today
2161:31 December
1932:13 February
1885:Indian Navy
1510:Anil Chopra
971:38.54 crore
945:Maharashtra
923:museum ship
867:Arabian Sea
844:Lakshadweep
832:India Today
810:Indian Navy
804:Indian Navy
722:Matra Magic
605:Sea Harrier
527:Indian Navy
144:Nickname(s)
112:Maharashtra
75:12 May 1987
4609:1953 ships
4593:Categories
4515:Nikaraksha
4461:Corporated
4153:GRSE class
3954:Indian SSN
3718:Project 18
3672:Destroyers
3491:In service
3431:Invincible
3343:Royal Navy
3296:INS Viraat
2986:2 November
2960:2 November
2923:MercoPress
2667:23 October
2634:18 January
2444:14 October
2001:30 October
1831:References
783:Royal Navy
767:Royal Navy
698:HAL Chetak
675:The Braves
599:had a 12°
485:HAL Chetak
436:2 × 40 mm
354:Complement
330:Propulsion
4133:Sandhayak
4026:Shishumar
3816:Corvettes
3742:Blackwood
3558:INS
3548:INS
3528:INS
3507:INS
3498:INS
3422:Audacious
3208:1 October
3179:29 August
3153:29 August
3068:The Hindu
2756:The Hindu
2731:7 October
2720:The Hindu
2561:The Hindu
2497:The Hindu
2376:The Hindu
2026:The Hindu
1956:The Hindu
1921:The Hindu
1896:23 August
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546:HMS
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450:2 × twin
445:Barak SAM
204:Laid down
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4205:Bangaram
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3948:Akula-II
3825:Bathurst
3791:Shivalik
3770:Godavari
3728:Frigates
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3942:Charlie
3878:ASW-SWC
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