The Indian Navy's frontline missile destroyer INS Ranjit will be decommissioned after 36 years of service.
a. INS Ranjit
b. INS Ranvir
c. INS Rajput
d. INS Rana
- The decommission ceremony will be held at Visakhapatnam's naval dockyard on 6th May 2019.
Details about INS Ranjit:
- It was commisioned on September 15th, 1983, with Captain Vishnu Bhagwat in command.
- It was third of five Kashin-class destroyers (a series of anti-aircraft guided missile destroyers) built by former USSR.
- As of 2019, only one Kashin-class destroyers ship remains in service with the Russian Navy, and five with the Indian Navy as Rajput-class destroyers.
- It is the first of five Rajput class destroyers to go out of service.
- It was constructed with the serial number 'Yard 2203' in 61 Communards shipyard in Nikolev town, in Ukraine.
- She was launched formally on 16th June 1979 and was given its Russian name "Lovkly" meaning "Agile".
- With a motto of 'Sada Rane Jayate' or 'Ever Victorious in Battle', INS Ranjit has been at forefront in keeping nation secure and was deployed in a number of operations including IPKF (Indian Peace Keeping Force) operations and Operation Talwar (1999) during Kargil conflict.
Interesting to know:
- The Rajput-class destroyers (also known as Kashin-II class or Project 61E) are modified versions of Soviet Kashin class destroyers.
- It includes INS Rajput, INS Rana, INS Ranjit, INS Ranvir and INS Ranvijay.
- The Rajput class destroyers were first to be fitted with Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles.
Question:
Q. Which frontline missile destroyer of the Indian Navy will be decommissioned after 36 years of service?a. INS Ranjit
b. INS Ranvir
c. INS Rajput
d. INS Rana
