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INS Viraat (Sanskrit: Virāṭa meaning Giant) was a Centaur-class light aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. INS Viraat was the flagship of the Indian Navy until INS Vikramaditya was commissioned in 2013.
INS Viraat, the second Centaur-Class aircraft carrier in service which has spent 30 years in the Indian Navy and 27 years in the Royal Navy, was decommissioned on the day, in a solemn yet grand ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
Aug 26, 2020 · Key Points. INS Viraat holds the Guinness World Record for being the longest serving warship of the world. Viraat, a Centaur class aircraft carrier weighing 27,800 tonnes, served in the British Navy as HMS Hermes for 25 years from November 1959 to April 1984.
Mar 6, 2017 · INS Viraat, the second Centaur-Class aircraft carrier in service which has spent 30 years in the Indian Navy and 27 years in the Royal Navy, was decommissioned on the day, in a solemn yet grand ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
Sep 29, 2020 · INS Viraat was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the UK's Plymouth on May 12, 1987. After serving the British Navy for 27 years and the Indian Navy for 30 years, this celebrated warship has...
Jan 24, 2021 · Dismantling INS Viraat at Alang, one piece of history after the other INS Viraat has seen the Falklands War in 1982 as the flagship vessel for the British Navy (1959-84) and also guarded the Indian coasts for 30 years
Sep 28, 2016 · After 29 years of service to the Indian Navy, the world's oldest aircraft carrier INS Viraat is set to bid adieu.
Mar 6, 2017 · Indian Navy's oldest warship INS Viraat retired today after nearly six decades in service. Amid various proposals for the ship's future after retirement is to sink it and convert it into a...
Sep 20, 2020 · The Indian Navy, which was at the time operating 1961-commissioned INS Vikrant, zeroed down on Hermes and announced its purchase in 1985-86. The ship underwent a major refit and modernisation before being commissioned into the Indian Navy in May 1987 as INS (Indian Naval Ship) Viraat, which means enormous.
Feb 11, 2021 · The new owner of decommissioned warship INS Viraat has sought Rs 100 crore from a Mumbai-based company which is making last-minute efforts to save the warship from being dismantled and to...
