Saturday, 30 April 2016

Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat decommissioned


Indian Naval Ships (INS) Veer and Nipat were decommissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

  •  The decommissioning ceremony of these ships was held in the presence of Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command. 
  • Both the ships belonged to the 1241 RE class missile vessels. 
  • They had served under 22nd Killer Squadron and have completed 29 and 28 years of commissioned service respectively. 
  • The ships had played a significant role as the guardian of International Maritime Borderline off west coast of India. 
  • These ships are also the first of Veer Class of ships to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.
  •  In their service, they have participated in numerous operations and successfully completed many deployments. 
  • They were extensively deployed during the Operations Vijay (1961) and Parakram (2001–2002) of the Indian Navy.


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