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History of INS Viraat and why decommissioned 2017



INS Viraat, world’s oldest serving aircraft carrier, decommissioned


As the sun set on March 6 the Naval Ensign and Commissioning Pendent was lowered for a last time on board INS Viraat, symbolic of the end of Viraat era in the history of Indian Navy.
INS Viraat (Sanskrit: Virāṭa meaning Giant) was a Centaur-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. INS Viraat was the flagship of the Indian Navy before INS Vikramaditya was commissioned in 2013. The last British-built ship serving with the Indian Navy, she was the oldest aircraft carrier in service in the world. The ship was completed and commissioned in 1959 as the Royal Navy's HMS Hermes, and decommissioned in 1984. It was sold to India in 1987. INS Viraat was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 12 May 1987, and served for 27 years.

In February 2015, the navy stated that Viraat would be decommissioned the following year. On 23 July 2016, Viraat sailed for the last time under her own power from Mumbai to Kochi, where she was dry-docked and prepared for decommissioning. She was towed out of Kochi on 23 October, returning to Mumbai on 28 October, where she was laid up. Viraat was formally decommissioned on 6 March 2017. Her ultimate fate is currently undetermined.
Name:
INS Viraat
Acquired:
May 1987
Recommissioned:
12 May 1987
Decommissioned:
6 March 2017
Out of service:
23 July 2016
Refit:
April 1986, July 1999, Mid-2003-November 2004, August 2008-November 2009, November 2012-July 2013
Homeport:
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Identification:
Pennant number: R22
Motto:
Jalameva Yasya, Balameva Tasya (Sanskrit: "He who rules over the seas is all powerful")
Nickname(s):
Grand Old Lady
Status:
Awaiting disposal

Design
INS Viraat is fitted with a 14° ski jump to operate the Sea Harrier, a reinforced flight deck, and 1.2 inches (3 cm) of armour over the magazines and machinery spaces. The magazine capacity includes at least 80 lightweight torpedoes. The vessel retains commando transport capability for up to 750 troops and carries four LCVP landing craft in the aft section. In a wartime scenario, the ship can embark up to 26 combat aircraft and the ship is suited for supporting amphibious operations and conducting ASW operations.

Aircraft

The aircraft on board INS Viraat were operated by four squadrons of the Naval air arm of the Indian Navy:
Air squadrons
Squadron
Name
Insignia
Aircraft
INAS 300
White Tigers
BAE Sea Harrier
INAS 552
The Braves
BAE Sea Harrier
INAS 321
Angels
Alouette III
HAL Chetak
INAS 330
Harpoons
Westland Sea King

Royal Navy

Main article: HMS Hermes (R12)
INS Viraat was originally commissioned by the British Royal Navy as HMS Hermes on 18 November 1959, 15 years after she was laid down in June 1944. She served as the flagship of the Royal Navy's task force during the Falkland Islands campaign in 1982 and was decommissioned from active duty in 1985. In April 1986, Hermes was towed from Portsmouth Dockyard to Devonport Dockyard to be refitted, re-activated and sold to India.

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