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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 · INS Viraat was the longest serving warship of the world and a Centaur class aircraft carrier of the British Navy. It was decommissioned in 2017 and will be scrapped soon at Alang in Gujarat.
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Sep 29, 2020 · INS Viraat, the world's longest serving aircraft carrier, was decommissioned by the Indian Navy in 2017 after 30 years of service. It was sold as scrap and dismantled at Alang, Gujarat, in 2020, ending its illustrious era.
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.
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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 19, 2020 · Indian Navy's decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat on Saturday set sail for the last time, on way to Alang in Gujarat, where it will be broken down and sol...
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