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INS Vikramaditya

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INS Vikramaditya

INS Vikramaditya (lit. 'Valour Comparable to the Sun') is a conventionally powered STOBAR aircraft carrier currently serving as the flagship of the Indian Navy. It is a modified Kiev class aircraft cruiser purchased from Russia and entered into service in 2013. Originally built as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the carrier served with the Soviet Navy and later with the Russian Navy (as Admiral Gorshkov) before being decommissioned in 1996. After years of negotiations, the carrier was purchased by India on 20 January 2004. The transformed ship completed her sea trials in July 2013 and first naval aviation trials in September 2013. Vikramaditya was commissioned on 16 November 2013 at a ceremony held at Severodvinsk, Russia. On 14 June 2014, the newly elected Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, formally inducted Vikramaditya into the Indian Navy.

Infobox

Operator
Indian Navy
Installed power
6 turbo alternators and 6 diesel alternators which generate 18 MWe
Builder
Chernomorskiy Yard, Nikolayev
Ordered
20 January 2004
Identification
Pennant number: R33 MMSI number: 419000033
Decommissioned
1996
Complement
110 officers and 1500 sailors
Launched
1 April 1982
Cost
$2.35 billion (refurbishment) $10-11 billion (including all aircraft and systems)
Sensors &processing systems
Long-range Air Surveillance Radars, LESORUB-E, Resistor-E radar complex, CCS MK II communication complex and Link II tactical data system
Namesake
Sergey Gorshkov
Aviation facilities
14-degree ski-jump Three 30 m wide arrester gears and three restraining gears.
Name
Admiral Gorshkov
Beam
61 metres (200 ft)
In service
14 June 2014
Propulsion
8 turbo-pressurised boilers, 4 shafts, 4 geared steam turbines, generating 180,000 horsepower (134,226 kW)
Height
60.0 metres (196.9 ft)
Endurance
45 days
Motto
Strike Far, Strike Sure
Status
Active
Speed
30 knots (56 km/h)
Decks
22
Draught
10.2 metres (33 ft)
Range
13,500 nautical miles (25,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Fate
Sold to the Indian Navy on 20 January 2004
Displacement
45,000 tons of loaded displacement
Aircraft carried
Maximum of 36 aircraft including 26 × Mikoyan MiG-29K carrier-based multirole fighter 10 × Kamov Ka-31 AEW&C and Kamov Ka-28 ASW helicopters
Type
Aircraft carrier
Laid down
17 February 1978
Length
284 metres (932 ft) (overall)
Class & type
Modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier
Completed
19 April 2012
Commissioned
11 December 1987
Armament
4 × AK-630 CIWS 3 × Barak 1 (2×4 VLS cells; ex-INS Godavari) 4-6 × Barak 8 LR-SAM (2×4 VLS cells)

Tables

· New design › Air Group
White Tigers
White Tigers
Squadron
INAS 300
Name
White Tigers
Aircraft
MiG 29KUB
The Black Panthers
The Black Panthers
Squadron
INAS 303
Name
The Black Panthers
Insignia
Aircraft
MiG 29K
The Angels
The Angels
Squadron
INAS 321
Name
The Angels
Aircraft
HAL Chetak
The Guardians
The Guardians
Squadron
INAS 322
Name
The Guardians
Aircraft
HAL Dhruv
The Harpoons
The Harpoons
Squadron
INAS 330
Name
The Harpoons
Aircraft
Sea King
The Falcons
The Falcons
Squadron
INAS 339
Name
The Falcons
Aircraft
Kamov Ka-31
Squadron
Name
Insignia
Aircraft
Notes
INAS 300
White Tigers
MiG 29KUB
INAS 303
The Black Panthers
MiG 29K
INAS 321
The Angels
HAL Chetak
INAS 322
The Guardians
HAL Dhruv
INAS 330
The Harpoons
Sea King
INAS 339
The Falcons
Kamov Ka-31
· Commanding officers
Captain Suraj Berry
Captain Suraj Berry
S. No.
1
Name
Captain Suraj Berry
Assumed office
16 November 2013
Left office
2 November 2015
Notes
Later Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command.
Captain Krishna Swaminathan
Captain Krishna Swaminathan
S. No.
2
Name
Captain Krishna Swaminathan
Assumed office
2 November 2015
Left office
20 July 2017
Notes
Current Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.
Captain Ajay Kochhar
Captain Ajay Kochhar
S. No.
3
Name
Captain Ajay Kochhar
Assumed office
20 July 2017
Left office
26 May 2018
Notes
Current Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command.
Captain Puruvir Das NM
Captain Puruvir Das NM
S. No.
4
Name
Captain Puruvir Das NM
Assumed office
26 May 2018
Left office
2019
Notes
Later Chief Instructor (Navy), DSSC Wellington.
Captain Rajesh Dhankhar NM
Captain Rajesh Dhankhar NM
S. No.
5
Name
Captain Rajesh Dhankhar NM
Assumed office
2019
Left office
2020
Notes
Current Director General Project Seabird.
Captain C. R. Praveen Nair NM
Captain C. R. Praveen Nair NM
S. No.
6
Name
Captain C. R. Praveen Nair NM
Assumed office
2020
Left office
3 December 2021
Notes
Current Commandant Indian Naval Academy.
Captain Susheel Menon VSM
Captain Susheel Menon VSM
S. No.
7
Name
Captain Susheel Menon VSM
Assumed office
4 December 2021
Left office
6 May 2023
Notes
Current Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
Captain Vishal Bishnoi
Captain Vishal Bishnoi
S. No.
8
Name
Captain Vishal Bishnoi
Assumed office
6 May 2023
Left office
14 November 2024
Notes
Current Assistant Controller Carrier Projects (ACCP) and Assistant Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition (ACWP&A).
Captain Sundeep Singh Randhawa
Captain Sundeep Singh Randhawa
S. No.
9
Name
Captain Sundeep Singh Randhawa
Assumed office
14 November 2024
Left office
Present
Notes
Current CO.
S. No.
Name
Assumed office
Left office
Notes
1
Captain Suraj Berry
16 November 2013
2 November 2015
Later Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command.
2
Captain Krishna Swaminathan
2 November 2015
20 July 2017
Current Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.
3
Captain Ajay Kochhar
20 July 2017
26 May 2018
Current Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command.
4
Captain Puruvir Das NM
26 May 2018
2019
Later Chief Instructor (Navy), DSSC Wellington.
5
Captain Rajesh Dhankhar NM
2019
2020
Current Director General Project Seabird.
6
Captain C. R. Praveen Nair NM
2020
3 December 2021
Current Commandant Indian Naval Academy.
7
Captain Susheel Menon VSM
4 December 2021
6 May 2023
Current Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
8
Captain Vishal Bishnoi
6 May 2023
14 November 2024
Current Assistant Controller Carrier Projects (ACCP) and Assistant Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition (ACWP&A).
9
Captain Sundeep Singh Randhawa
14 November 2024
Present
Current CO.

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