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The world’s oldest serving aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, will be decommissioned on March 6. Serving the Indian Navy for the last 30 years, Virat is the last serving British-built ship in the country. While addressing the media on Monday, Vice Admiral Girish Luthra said when the ship was purchased, India had planned to use it for five years. It went on to serve for 30 years. Its decommissioning is a historic moment for the Indian Navy.
The INS Viraat was originally commissioned by the British Navy as HMS Hermes on November 18, 1959. She was decommissioned in 1984. In 1986, India was examining a number of vessels from several countries. Finally, it decided to lay its hands on the British carrier. Soon after, it was sent to Devonport dockyard to be refitted and sold to India for a sum of $465 million. In India, it was rechristened as INS Viraat.
INS Viraat to be decommissioned on March 6: Brief history of world’s oldest serving aircraft carrier | The Indian Express
The INS Viraat was originally commissioned by the British Navy as HMS Hermes on November 18, 1959. She was decommissioned in 1984. In 1986, India was examining a number of vessels from several countries. Finally, it decided to lay its hands on the British carrier. Soon after, it was sent to Devonport dockyard to be refitted and sold to India for a sum of $465 million. In India, it was rechristened as INS Viraat.
INS Viraat to be decommissioned on March 6: Brief history of world’s oldest serving aircraft carrier | The Indian Express
:dodgy:dodgy .. Thanks for the Service INS Viraat #BraveSalute - JaiHind ..
