INS Viraat to set sail for the last time on 23 July
Having served two naval forces for 58 years , the Indian Naval Ship Viraat is to set sail for one last time-from Mumbai to Kochi on 23 July.
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Having served two naval forces for 58 years, the Indian Naval Ship Viraat is to set sail for one last time-from Mumbai to Kochi on 23 July. Photo: Reuters
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The Indian aircraft carrier “Viraat” sails during war games with the U.S., Japan, Australia and Singapore in the Bay of Bengal 7 September, 2007. Before being commissioned by India in 1987, Viraat was known as Hermes and had been serving for the Royal Navy for 25 years. Photo: Reuters
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The Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier Viraat anchored at sea in Visakhapatnam, 11 February 2006.The naval fleet review is held once during the tenure of each president, who is also the supreme commander of India’s armed forces. Photo: Reuters
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The Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier Viraat (foreground) is anchored alongside other ships, on the eve of Indian President’s Abdul Kalam’s fleet review in Visakhapatnam, 11 February, 2006. Photo: Reuters
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Naval officers walk as others stand as they wait for the arrival of India’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan (not pictured) to inspect a guard of honor aboard INS Viraat, an aircraft carrier, during an event in Mumbai 20 April, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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