INS Vikrant (R11)

INS Vikrant was the aircraft carrier of Indian Navy from 4 March 1961 to 31 January 1997.Indian Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant was bought from the Russia on order for the Indian Navy.

The INS Vikrant served the Indian Navy for more than 35 years. That’s a lot of time for an aircraft carrier in water. The giant ship retired on the sea shore on 31 January 1997.

In 2001, the ship was opened to the public by the Indian Navy, in a Museum at Maharashtra but the museum was closed after it was deemed unsafe for the public in the year 2012. The Supreme Court gave its final approval for the carrier to be scrapped which was commenced on November 22, 2014.

New Indian Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant (2013)

The Indian Navy has named its first indegenous aircraft carrier in the memory and honour of INS Vikrant .

According to the Indian navy , INS Vikrant would be the first and the biggest aircraft carrier of India. In today’s modern era ,only United States Of America,Russia,United Kingdome and France are the only countries in the world which are capable of constructing the aircrafts of this huge size.

In today’s modern era ,only United States Of America, Russia, United Kingdom and France are the only countries in the world which are capable of constructing the aircrafts of this huge size.The work on the design of this huge giant the carrier will start its it’s sea trial in 2020 and commissioned in 2021(expected). If Indian successfully completes this ship then it will be the fifth country in the world that can manufacture Aircraft carriers of their own. The original commissioning year for INS Vikrant was 2018 but the project got delayed to 2019 but at that time it was not fully complete. According to the sources INS Vikrant aircraft carrier might be getting Commissioned in 2022 (Expected). It will be carrying the MIG-29K and Indian carrier-borne version of the HAL Tejas and possibly, Sea Harrier. The multi-role fighter MiG-29K will be likely to be the primary air superiority and ground attack aircrafts.

Specifications :

Name : INS Vikrant

Operator : Indian Navy

Owner of Carrier : Ministry Of Defence

Manufacturer : Cochin Shipyard Limited

Launching Date : 12 August 2013

Commissioned Date : 2020(expected)

Length : 860 ft (262 m)

Displacement : 40,000 tones

Depth : 84 ft (25.6 m)

Draught : 28 ft (8.4 m)

Deck Area : 2.5 acres

Installed Power : 4 * General Electrical LM2500+gas turbines

Speed : 28 knots ( 52 km/hr)

Range : 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 kms)

Crew : 196 officers, 1,449sailors (including air crew)

Aviation Facilities : 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) flight deck

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