INS Viraat
INS Viraat (Sanskrit: Virāṭa meaning Giant) is a Centaur-class aircraft carrier in service with 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.
INS Viraat
INS Viraat (Sanskrit: Virāṭa meaning Giant) is a Centaur-class aircraft carrier in service with 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.
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Die INS Viraat (R22), die vorm ...... es Falklandkrieges eingesetzt.
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HMS Hermes (R12) é um porta-av ...... da marinha de guerra indiana.
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INS Viraat (Sanskrit: Virāṭa m ...... e fate is currently uncertain.
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La INS Viraat (sanscrito: विरा ...... ha acquistato dal Regno Unito.
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«Вираат» (Санскрит: विराट — «г ...... ёгкий авианосец типа «Сентор».
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ヴィラート (INS Viraat R22, विराट) ...... したものであり、艦名はサンスクリット語で「巨人」を意味する。
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維拉特號（英語:INS Viraat (R22)，梵語：वि ...... 的老。在超日王號航空母艦加入印度後，印海軍已經計劃將其退役。
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2016-07-23
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commissioning date
1959-11-25
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1944-06-21
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Jalameva Yasya, Balameva Tasya (Sanskrit: "He who rules over the seas is all powerful")
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1987-05-12
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1953-02-16
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Retired from active service
Sold to India in 1986
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Ship aircraft
*Up to 26 aircraft, including
...... 2 * HAL Chetak
* 4 * HAL Dhruv
Ship armament
*2 × 40 mm Bofors AA guns
*16 × Barak SAM VL cells
*2 × twin AK-230 CIWS
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Ship complement
*Maximum 2,100;
*1,207 ship's crew,
*143 air crew
Ship country
Ship decommissioned
Ship displacement
*23,900 tons standard
*28,700 tons full load
Ship EW
*1 × BEL Ajanta ESM
*Decoy:
*2 × Knebworth Corvus chaff launchers
Ship identification
Pennant number: R22
pennant number: R12
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Ship refit
April 1986, July 1999, Mid-200 ...... 2009, November 2012-July 2013
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*1 × BEL/Signaal RAWL 02 air r ...... y Type 184M hull-mounted sonar
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Die INS Viraat (R22), die vorm ...... es Falklandkrieges eingesetzt.
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HMS Hermes (R12) é um porta-av ...... da marinha de guerra indiana.
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INS Viraat (Sanskrit: Virāṭa m ...... 1987, and served for 27 years.
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La INS Viraat (sanscrito: विरा ...... ha acquistato dal Regno Unito.
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«Вираат» (Санскрит: विराट — «г ...... ёгкий авианосец типа «Сентор».
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ヴィラート (INS Viraat R22, विराट) ...... したものであり、艦名はサンスクリット語で「巨人」を意味する。
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維拉特號（英語:INS Viraat (R22)，梵語：वि ...... 的老。在超日王號航空母艦加入印度後，印海軍已經計劃將其退役。
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INS Viraat (R22)
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INS Viraat
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INS Viraat
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INS Viraat
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Вираат (авианосец)
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ヴィラート (空母)
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維拉特號航空母艦
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HMS Hermes
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INS Viraat
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Grand Old Lady
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