March 04, 1961 - India's first
aircraft carrie was commissioned on
this day.
1971 - It played a key-role in
Indo-Pak war of 1971.
January 31, 1997 - It was
decommissioned on this day.
1997-2012 - Preserved as a
museum ship in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, until it was
closed in 2012 due to safety concerns.
January 2014 - It was sold
through an online auction and was scrapped for
metal.
INS VIKRANT (NEW):
2008 - Started building the
first Vikrant-Class aircraft carrier.
February 28, 2009 - Keel laid
down.
December 29, 2011 - The carrier
was floated out of its dry dock.
August 12, 2013 - It was
launched on this day. Rescheduled for extensive sea
trials followed by commissioning in 2018.
INS VIRAT:
May 12, 1987:
INS Viraat is a Centaur-class aircraft carrier
in service with the Indian Navy.
INS Viraat, commissioned on May 12, 1987, 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 is
the oldest carrier in service in the world and is one of three
aircraft carriers based in the Indian Ocean Region.
It is proposed to be decommissioned in
November, 2016.
October 23, 2016:
INS Viraat was accorded a grand send-off
from Kochi on this day, after over five decades
of its service to the Navy.
The final journey of the carrier began with
Navy officials led by the Chief of Staff,
Southern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Nadkarni
bidding farewell to the carrier at Ernakulam
Wharf of Cochin Port Trust this morning.
Viraat is expected to be decommissioned by
end of this year, after 55 years of service,
including 27 years with the Royal Navy (British
Navy).
The Navy has agreed to hand over INS Viraat
to Andhra Pradesh government after its
decommissioning.
The AP government had shown a keen interest
in getting INS Viraat, the oldest aircraft
carrier operated by Indian Navy, to berth in
Vizag for promotion of tourism
after its decommissioning.
INS VIKRAMADITYA
INS Vikramaditya is a modified Kiev-class
aircraft carrier which entered into service with the
Indian Navy in 2013. She has been renamed in honour
of Vikramaditya, a legendary emperor of Ujjain,
India.
April 01, 1982: Launched by
Soviet Union.
December 11, 1987: On this
day, it was commissioned in the Soviet Union.
1996: It was
de-commissioned by Russia.
January 20, 2004: The
carrier was ordered for purchase by India on this day after
years of negotiations at a final price of $2.35 billion.
December 04, 2008: It was
re-launched on this day.
April 19, 2012: Its
reconstruction and re-equipment was completed on this day.
July 2013: All dea trials
were completed.
September 2013: All
aviation trials were completed.
November 16, 2013: It was
commissioned into Indian navy on this day at a ceremony held
at Severodvinsk, Russia.
June 14, 2014: Prime
Minister of India formally inducted INS Vikramaditya into
the Indian Navy and dedicated it to the nation.
March 21, 2017: Indian Navy
successfully conducted the maiden trial firing of newly
installed surface-to-air Barak missile system from its
aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The firing was conducted
as part of the 'Operational Readiness Inspection' of the
Western Fleet by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer
Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command, from 21 to 23
March.
Warships:
INS KOCHI:
September 30, 2015:
Naval warship INS Kochi, with stealth guided missile
destroyers, was commissioned. It is the second ship
of the Kolkata-class Guided Missile Destroyers.
Designed by the Navy's in-house organisation,
Directorate of Naval Design, and constructed by
Mazagon Dock Ship builders Ltd in Mumbai, the ship
is christened after the vibrant port city of Kochi.
The ship incorporates new design concepts for
improved survivability, stealth, sea-keeping and
manoeuvrability. With a displacement of 7,500 tons,
the majestic ship spanning 164 metres in length and
17 metres at the beam, is propelled by four gas
turbines and designed to achieve speeds in excess of
30 knots.
INS MUMBAI:
January 22, 2001:
Designed and built by India, it was commission for
the Indian Navy on this day.
INS KIRCH:
January 22, 2001:
Designed and built by India, it was commission for
the Indian Navy on this day.
SONARS:
November 18, 2016:
Four types of indigenously developed sonars were
formally inducted into the Indian Navy on this day.
These sonars will boost its underwater surveillance
capability tremendously.
SUBMARINES:
INS ARIHANT
A lead ship of India's Arihant class of
nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
A 6,000 tonne vessel.
It was built under the Advanced Technology
Vessel (ATV) project at the Ship Building Centre in
the port city of Visakhapatnam.
Events & Developments:
Jul 26, 2009:
It was launched on this day, i.e. the
anniversary of Vijay Divas (Kargil victory day),
by the then PM of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh.
Aug 07, 2012:
It was reported that sea trials of Arihant were
commencing in coming months and that she was
steadily progressing towards operationalisation.
Jan 27, 2013:
Sagarika, the primary armament of Arihant,
completed its final developmental test and was
later integrated with the submarine.
Aug 10, 2013:
The nuclear reactor of the submarine went
critical on this day.
Dec 13, 2014:
It sailed off along the Bay of bengal for
extensive sea trials which would last for 8 to
10 months.
Nov 25, 2015: A
dummy and unamed Sagarika missile was
successfully test-fired from Arihant.
Feb 23, 2016:
It was confirmed as ready for operations.
Aug 2016: It
was commissioned.
Oct 18, 2016: News reports
started appearing disclosing the fact that INS
Arihant was quietly commissioned into service of
Indian navy in August, 2016 and it had been
operational since then
Nov 05, 2018:
She completed its first "deterrence patrol". The
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated all
those involved, especially the crew of INS
Arihant for this accomplishment, which will
always be remembered in our history.
INS SHALKI
INS Shalki (S46) is a Shishumar-class
diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. The
submarine was the first ever submarine to be built
in India. It was launched in 1987 by the late Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
1987: Launched.
February 07, 1992: It was
commissioned on this day into the Indian Navy.
INS KHANDERI:
It has superior stealth and the ability to
launch a crippling attack with torpedoes as well as
tube-launched anti-ship missiles whilst underwater
or on surface.
Khanderi is named after the Island fort of Maratha
forces, which played a vital role in ensuring their
supremacy at sea in the late 17th century. Khanderi is also
the name for Tiger Shark.
The stealth features will give it invulnerability,
unmatched by many submarines.
It can undertake multifarious types of missions
typically undertaken by any modern submarine such as
anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence
gathering, mine laying, area surveillance.
Khanderi is the second of the six submarines being built
at MDL in collaboration with M/s DCNS of France, as part of
Project 75 of Indian Navy.
The Scorpène-class submarines are a class of
diesel-electric attack submarines jointly developed by the
French Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) and the
Spanish company Navantia, and now by DCNS. It features
diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent
propulsion (AIP).
January 12, 2017: INS
Khanderi, the second Scorpene class (Kalvari class)
submarine was launched this day at the Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai.
INS KALVARI:
INS Kalvari (S50) is the first of the Indian Navy's
six Kalvari-class submarines being built in India.
It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which is
designed by DCNS (French naval defence and energy company)
and being manufactured at Mazagon Dock Ltd. in Mumbai.
Kalvari has a superior stealth technology compared to
previous diesel-electric submarines.
She can also launch massive attacks through precision
guided weapons.
An attack can be launched through this submarine with
torpedoes as well as tube launched anti-ship missiles on the
surface of the water or beneath it as well.
April 06, 2015: The
INS-Kalvari submarine was undocked on pontoon on this day.
October 28, 2015: It
was launched at the Naval Dockyard on this day and
thereafter brought back to Mazagon Dock Limited for
completion of the Basin trials and Harbour Acceptance trials
phase.
May 01, 2016: It commenced
sea trials on this day.
INS CHAKRA:
Its Construction was started in 1993, but suspended due
to lack of funding.
The Indian Navy sponsored the building and sea trials of
the submarine provided it was given to the Indian Navy on
lease for 10 years.
It was launched as K-152 Nerpa in October 2008 and
entered service with the Russian Navy in late 2009.
The INS Chakra joined the Eastern Naval Command at
Visakhapatnam.
April 04, 2012: The
submarine was leased to the Indian Navy in 2011 after
extensive trials, and was formally commissioned into service
as INS Chakra II at a ceremony in Visakhapatnam on this day.
November 08, 2008: While
K-152 Nerpa was undergoing sea trials in the Sea of Japan on
this day, a fire suppression system was accidentally
initiated, killing 20 civilian specialists and navy crew
members and injured 21 others.
INDIAN NAVY DAY:
December 04, Every year:
This day is celebrated as the Navy Day in
India, to commemorate the start of Operation Trident
during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The one-night
attack the Indian Navy sank three vessels near the
largest Pakistani port of Karachi. Operation Trident
resulted in first use of anti ship missiles in the
region.In Vizag its a week long event showcasing
warship, planes, tanks etc. at RK Beach.
Description
The Indian Armed Forces.
Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy is the President of
India.
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), usually a four-star
officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the navy.
The Indian Navy is the fifth largest in
the world.
It played an important role in India's victory in the
1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
When India became a republic in 1950, the Royal
Indian Navy as it had been named since 1934 was renamed to
Indian Navy.
The 17th-century Maratha emperor Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj is considered as the 'Father
of the Indian Navy'.
As of 2015, the Indian Navy has a strength of 58,350
personnel and a large operational fleet consisting of
aircraft carriers, amphibious transport dock, landing ship
tanks, destroyers, frigates, nuclear-powered attack
submarine, conventionally-powered attack submarines,
corvettes, mine countermeasure vessels, patrol vessels,
fleet tankers and various other auxiliary vessels.