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Pradeep Kumar

21/05/21 12:20 PM IST

INS Rajput to be Decommissioned

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On the 21st of May, a glorious era will come to an end with the decommissioning of the first destroyer of the Indian Navy - INS Rajput

Service of INS Rajput
  • INS Rajput, the lead ship of the Kashin-class destroyers built by the erstwhile USSR was commissioned on 04 May 1980 and has rendered yeoman service to the Indian Navy for over 41 years.
  • INS Rajput will now be decommissioned at a solemn ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
  • Owing to the ongoing COVID pandemic, the ceremony will be a low-key event attended only by in-station officers and sailors with strict observance of COVID protocols.
  • INS Rajput was constructed in the 61 Communards Shipyard in Nikolaev (present-day Ukraine) under her original Russian name ‘Nadezhny’ meaning ‘Hope’.
  • Over her four decades of glorious service to the nation, the ship has the distinction of serving in both Western and Eastern Fleets. 
  • With the motto Raj Karega Rajput firmly etched in their minds and indomitable spirit, the gallant crew of INS Rajput have remained ever vigilant and always ‘on call’ to protect the maritime interest and sovereignty of the nation.
Source: PIB

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