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First of the Indian Navy’s modern destroyers was built in former USSR

In Pics: INS Rajput, Indian Navy's first destroyer, to be decommissioned today after 41 years of service - Built by the erstwhile USSR, INS Rajput was first commissioned on May 4, 1980, and has rendered yeoman service to the Indian Navy for over 41 years.

INS Rajput To Be Decommissioned On May 21 INS Rajput To Be Decommissioned On May 21 INS Rajput was constructed in the 61 Communards Shipyard in Nikolaev (present-day Ukraine) under her original Russian name 'Nadezhny' meaning 'Hope'. INS Rajput will be decommissioned at a solemn ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. New Delhi: The first destroyer of the Indian Navy, INS Rajput is set to be decommissioned after 41 years on Friday, May 21, the Ministry of Defence said. INS Rajput is the first destroyer of the Indian Navy and was the ship that led the Kashin-class destroyers. Built by t...

INS Rajput to be decommissioned on May 21 after 41 years of yeoman service New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) The Indian Navy on Thursday informed that its warship INS Rajput will be decommissioned on May 21 after 41 years of service to the nation. 'INS Rajput, the lead ship of the Kashin-class destroyers built by the erstwhile USSR was commissioned on May 4, 1980 and has rendered yeoman service to the Indian Navy for over 41 years', the Navy spokesperson said. INS Rajput will now be decommissioned at a solemn ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. Owing to the ongoing COVID pandemic, the ceremony ...

URL copied Image Source : NAVY INS Rajput, the first destroyer of Indian Navy, to be decommissioned after 41 years of service Having served for 41 years, INS Rajput, the first destroyer of the Indian Navy, will be decomissioned on Friday, May 21. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the ceremony will be a low-key event attended only by in-station officers and sailors with strict observance of COVID protocols.  It was May 4, 1980, when INS Rajput, the lead ship of the Kashin-class destroyers built by the erstwhile USSR, was commissioned. It has rendered yeoman ser...