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	The '''''Vidyut''-class missile boats''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Devanagari]]: विद्युत्, ''lightning'') of the [[Indian Navy]] were an [[India]]n variant of the [[Soviet Navy\|Soviet]] [[Osa-class missile boat\|Osa I class]].<ref name=gs-vidyut>{{cite web\|first=John \|last=Pike \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm \|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II) \|publisher=Globalsecurity.org \|date=9 July 2011 \|access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=br-osa-I>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|title=NAVY - Osa I Class \|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|date=1971-10-28 \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807090852/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref>		The '''''Vidyut''-class missile boats''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Devanagari]]: विद्युत्, ''lightning'') of the [[Indian Navy]] were an [[India]]n variant of the [[Soviet Navy\|Soviet]] [[Osa-class missile boat\|Osa I class]].<ref name=gs-vidyut>{{cite web\|first=John \|last=Pike \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm \|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II) \|publisher=Globalsecurity.org \|date=9 July 2011 \|access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=br-osa-I>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|title=NAVY - Osa I Class \|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|date=1971-10-28 \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807090852/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref>

	These vessels formed the 25th "Killer" Missile Boat Squadron, which sunk 2 [[destroyer]]s, a [[~~Minesweeper (ship)\|~~minesweeper]] and various other vessels of the [[Pakistan Navy]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].		These vessels formed the 25th "Killer" Missile Boat Squadron, which sunk 2 [[destroyer]]s, a [[minesweeper]] and various other vessels of the [[Pakistan Navy]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].

	== Acquisition ==		== Acquisition ==
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	== Operations ==		== Operations ==
	During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the 25th Missile Boat Squadron, consisting of vessels from the ''Vidyut'' class, played a crucial role in the Indian attacks on [[Karachi]] in December 1971. The two key operations in which these vessels played an active role, were [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)\|Operation Trident]] and [[Operation Python]]. Indian attacks destroyed half of the [[Pakistani Navy]]<ref>{{cite book \|last=Ali \|first=Tariq \|author-link=Tariq Ali \|year=1983 \|title=Can Pakistan Survive? The Death of a State \|publisher=Penguin Books \|page=95 \|isbn=0-14-02-2401-7 \|quote=In a two-week war, Pakistan lost half its navy.}}</ref> and most of Pakistan's naval fuel reserves in the port's fuel storage tanks, which cleared the way for the decisive victory of the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name=globalsecurity1>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm\|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II)}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=S.M.Nanda \|title=The Man Who Bombed Karachi \|publisher=HarperCollins India \|year=2004 ~~\|id=ISBN~~}}</ref>		During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the 25th Missile Boat Squadron, consisting of vessels from the ''Vidyut'' class, played a crucial role in the Indian attacks on [[Karachi]] in December 1971. The two key operations in which these vessels played an active role, were [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)\|Operation Trident]] and [[Operation Python]]. Indian attacks destroyed half of the [[Pakistani Navy]]<ref>{{cite book \|last=Ali \|first=Tariq \|author-link=Tariq Ali \|year=1983 \|title=Can Pakistan Survive? The Death of a State \|publisher=Penguin Books \|page=95 \|isbn=0-14-02-2401-7 \|quote=In a two-week war, Pakistan lost half its navy.}}</ref> and most of Pakistan's naval fuel reserves in the port's fuel storage tanks, which cleared the way for the decisive victory of the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name=globalsecurity1>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm\|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II)}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=S.M.Nanda \|title=The Man Who Bombed Karachi \|publisher=HarperCollins India \|year=2004 }}</ref>

	Commander B.B. Yadav, who commanded Operation Trident was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]].<ref name=in-awards>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|title=Chapter-42 \|publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022341/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|archive-date=24 February 2012 }}</ref> Lieutenant Commander B.N. Kavina, Petty Officer M.O. Thomachan, Petty Officer R.N. Sharma and L.K. Chakravarty and Lieutenant Commander Inderjit Sharma received the [[Vir Chakra]] for their roles in Operation Trident. Lieutenant Commander Vijai Jerath, was awarded the Vir Chakra for Operation Python.		Commander B.B. Yadav, who commanded Operation Trident was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]].<ref name=in-awards>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|title=Chapter-42 \|publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022341/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|archive-date=24 February 2012 }}</ref> Lieutenant Commander B.N. Kavina, Petty Officer M.O. Thomachan, Petty Officer R.N. Sharma and L.K. Chakravarty and Lieutenant Commander Inderjit Sharma received the [[Vir Chakra]] for their roles in Operation Trident. Lieutenant Commander Vijai Jerath, was awarded the Vir Chakra for Operation Python.

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	The '''''Vidyut''-class missile boats''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Devanagari]]: विद्युत्, ''lightning'') of the [[Indian Navy]] were an [[India]]n variant of the [[Soviet Navy\|Soviet]] [[Osa-class missile boat\|Osa I class]].<ref name=gs-vidyut>{{cite web\|first=John \|last=Pike \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm \|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II) \|publisher=Globalsecurity.org \|date=9 July 2011 \|access-date=22 May ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name=br-osa-I>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|title=NAVY - Osa I Class \|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|date=1971-10-28 \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807090852/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref>		The '''''Vidyut''-class missile boats''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Devanagari]]: विद्युत्, ''lightning'') of the [[Indian Navy]] were an [[India]]n variant of the [[Soviet Navy\|Soviet]] [[Osa-class missile boat\|Osa I class]].<ref name=gs-vidyut>{{cite web\|first=John \|last=Pike \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm \|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II) \|publisher=Globalsecurity.org \|date=9 July 2011 \|access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=br-osa-I>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|title=NAVY - Osa I Class \|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|date=1971-10-28 \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807090852/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref>

	These vessels formed the 25th "Killer" Missile Boat Squadron, which sunk 2 [[destroyer]]s, a [[Minesweeper (ship)\|minesweeper]] and various other vessels of the [[Pakistan Navy]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].		These vessels formed the 25th "Killer" Missile Boat Squadron, which sunk 2 [[destroyer]]s, a [[Minesweeper (ship)\|minesweeper]] and various other vessels of the [[Pakistan Navy]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].
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	In 1964, the [[Soviet Union]] offered the Osa-class missile boats to a visiting Indian delegation. However, the Indian Navy showed no interest in the smaller boats at the time.		In 1964, the [[Soviet Union]] offered the Osa-class missile boats to a visiting Indian delegation. However, the Indian Navy showed no interest in the smaller boats at the time.

	Until 1965, the primary acquisitions of the Indian Navy had been from [[United Kingdom\|Britain]]. After the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], the British declined to transfer modern equipment to India. So, India turned to the Soviet Union for its military acquisitions.<ref name=in-transition-chap7>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/7_events%20prior%20to%201971%20war-1.htm \|title=Chapter-7 \|publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022327/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/7_events%20prior%20to%201971%20war-1.htm \|archive-date=24 February ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Until 1965, the primary acquisitions of the Indian Navy had been from [[United Kingdom\|Britain]]. After the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], the British declined to transfer modern equipment to India. So, India turned to the Soviet Union for its military acquisitions.<ref name=in-transition-chap7>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/7_events%20prior%20to%201971%20war-1.htm \|title=Chapter-7 \|publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022327/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/7_events%20prior%20to%201971%20war-1.htm \|archive-date=24 February 2012}}</ref>

	In 1967, during the [[Six-Day War]], an [[Egypt]]ian missile boat attacked and sank the [[Israel]]i frigate, [[INS Eilat (1955)\|''Eilat'']], from a range well beyond the frigate's guns.<ref name=gs-vidyut />		In 1967, during the [[Six-Day War]], an [[Egypt]]ian missile boat attacked and sank the [[Israel]]i frigate, [[INS Eilat (1955)\|''Eilat'']], from a range well beyond the frigate's guns.<ref name=gs-vidyut />

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	The '''''Vidyut''-class missile boats''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Devanagari]]: विद्युत्, ''lightning'') of the [[Indian Navy]] were an [[India]]n variant of the [[Soviet Navy\|Soviet]] [[Osa-class missile boat\|Osa I class]].<ref name=gs-vidyut>{{cite web\|first=John \|last=Pike \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm \|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II) \|publisher=Globalsecurity.org \|date=9 July 2011 \|access-date=22 May ~~2015~~}}</ref><ref name=br-osa-I>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|title=NAVY - Osa I Class \|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|date=1971-10-28 \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807090852/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref>		The '''''Vidyut''-class missile boats''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Devanagari]]: विद्युत्, ''lightning'') of the [[Indian Navy]] were an [[India]]n variant of the [[Soviet Navy\|Soviet]] [[Osa-class missile boat\|Osa I class]].<ref name=gs-vidyut>{{cite web\|first=John \|last=Pike \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm \|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II) \|publisher=Globalsecurity.org \|date=9 July 2011 \|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref><ref name=br-osa-I>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|title=NAVY - Osa I Class \|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|date=1971-10-28 \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807090852/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html \|archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref>

	These vessels formed the 25th "Killer" Missile Boat Squadron, which sunk 2 [[destroyer]]s, a [[Minesweeper (ship)\|minesweeper]] and various other vessels of the [[Pakistan Navy]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].		These vessels formed the 25th "Killer" Missile Boat Squadron, which sunk 2 [[destroyer]]s, a [[Minesweeper (ship)\|minesweeper]] and various other vessels of the [[Pakistan Navy]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].
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	In 1964, the [[Soviet Union]] offered the Osa-class missile boats to a visiting Indian delegation. However, the Indian Navy showed no interest in the smaller boats at the time.		In 1964, the [[Soviet Union]] offered the Osa-class missile boats to a visiting Indian delegation. However, the Indian Navy showed no interest in the smaller boats at the time.

	Until 1965, the primary acquisitions of the Indian Navy had been from [[United Kingdom\|Britain]]. After the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], the British declined to transfer modern equipment to India. So, India turned to the Soviet Union for its military acquisitions.<ref name=in-transition-chap7>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/7_events%20prior%20to%201971%20war-1.htm \|title=Chapter-7 \|publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022327/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/7_events%20prior%20to%201971%20war-1.htm \|archive-date=24 February ~~2012~~}}</ref>		Until 1965, the primary acquisitions of the Indian Navy had been from [[United Kingdom\|Britain]]. After the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], the British declined to transfer modern equipment to India. So, India turned to the Soviet Union for its military acquisitions.<ref name=in-transition-chap7>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/7_events%20prior%20to%201971%20war-1.htm \|title=Chapter-7 \|publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022327/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/7_events%20prior%20to%201971%20war-1.htm \|archive-date=24 February 2022}}</ref>

	In 1967, during the [[Six-Day War]], an [[Egypt]]ian missile boat attacked and sank the [[Israel]]i frigate, [[INS Eilat (1955)\|''Eilat'']], from a range well beyond the frigate's guns.<ref name=gs-vidyut />		In 1967, during the [[Six-Day War]], an [[Egypt]]ian missile boat attacked and sank the [[Israel]]i frigate, [[INS Eilat (1955)\|''Eilat'']], from a range well beyond the frigate's guns.<ref name=gs-vidyut />
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	== Operations ==		== Operations ==
	During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the 25th Missile Boat Squadron, consisting of vessels from the ''Vidyut'' class, played a crucial role in the Indian attacks on [[Karachi]] in December 1971. The two key operations in which these vessels played an active role, were [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)\|Operation Trident]] and [[Operation Python]]. Indian attacks destroyed half of the [[Pakistani Navy]]<ref>{{cite book \|last=Ali \|first=Tariq \|author-link=Tariq Ali \|year=1983 \|title=Can Pakistan Survive? The Death of a State \|publisher=Penguin Books \|page=95 \|isbn=0-14-02-2401-7 \|quote=In a two-week war, Pakistan lost half its navy.}}</ref> and most of Pakistan's naval fuel reserves in the port's fuel storage tanks, which cleared the way for the decisive victory of the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name=globalsecurity1>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=S.M.Nanda \|title=The Man Who Bombed Karachi \|publisher=HarperCollins India \|year=2004 \|id=ISBN}}</ref>		During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the 25th Missile Boat Squadron, consisting of vessels from the ''Vidyut'' class, played a crucial role in the Indian attacks on [[Karachi]] in December 1971. The two key operations in which these vessels played an active role, were [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)\|Operation Trident]] and [[Operation Python]]. Indian attacks destroyed half of the [[Pakistani Navy]]<ref>{{cite book \|last=Ali \|first=Tariq \|author-link=Tariq Ali \|year=1983 \|title=Can Pakistan Survive? The Death of a State \|publisher=Penguin Books \|page=95 \|isbn=0-14-02-2401-7 \|quote=In a two-week war, Pakistan lost half its navy.}}</ref> and most of Pakistan's naval fuel reserves in the port's fuel storage tanks, which cleared the way for the decisive victory of the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name=globalsecurity1>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm\|title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II)}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=S.M.Nanda \|title=The Man Who Bombed Karachi \|publisher=HarperCollins India \|year=2004 \|id=ISBN}}</ref>

	Commander B.B. Yadav, who commanded Operation Trident was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]].<ref name=in-awards>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|title=Chapter-42 \|publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022341/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|archive-date=24 February 2012 }}</ref> Lieutenant Commander B.N. Kavina, Petty Officer M.O. Thomachan, Petty Officer R.N. Sharma and L.K. Chakravarty and Lieutenant Commander Inderjit Sharma received the [[Vir Chakra]] for their roles in Operation Trident. Lieutenant Commander Vijai Jerath, was awarded the Vir Chakra for Operation Python.		Commander B.B. Yadav, who commanded Operation Trident was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]].<ref name=in-awards>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|title=Chapter-42 \|publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in \|access-date=2012-04-24 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022341/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm \|archive-date=24 February 2012 }}</ref> Lieutenant Commander B.N. Kavina, Petty Officer M.O. Thomachan, Petty Officer R.N. Sharma and L.K. Chakravarty and Lieutenant Commander Inderjit Sharma received the [[Vir Chakra]] for their roles in Operation Trident. Lieutenant Commander Vijai Jerath, was awarded the Vir Chakra for Operation Python.

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The '''''Vidyut''-class missile boats''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Devanagari]]: विद्युत्, ''lightning'') of the [[Indian Navy]] were an [[India]]n variant of the [[Soviet Navy|Soviet]] [[Osa-class missile boat|Osa I class]].<ref name=gs-vidyut>{{cite web|first=John |last=Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm |title=K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II) |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=9 July 2011 |access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=br-osa-I>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html |title=NAVY - Osa I Class |publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com |date=1971-10-28 |access-date=2012-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807090852/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/88-Osa-I-Class.html |archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref>

These vessels formed the 25th "Killer" Missile Boat Squadron, which sunk 2 [[destroyer]]s, a [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] and various other vessels of the [[Pakistan Navy]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].

== Acquisition ==
In 1964, the [[Soviet Union]] offered the Osa-class missile boats to a visiting Indian delegation. However, the Indian Navy showed no interest in the smaller boats at the time.

Until 1965, the primary acquisitions of the Indian Navy had been from [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. After the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], the British declined to transfer modern equipment to India. So, India turned to the Soviet Union for its military acquisitions.<ref name=in-transition-chap7>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/7_events%20prior%20to%201971%20war-1.htm |title=Chapter-7 |publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=2012-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022327/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/7_events%20prior%20to%201971%20war-1.htm |archive-date=24 February 2012}}</ref>

In 1967, during the [[Six-Day War]], an [[Egypt]]ian missile boat attacked and sank the [[Israel]]i frigate, [[INS Eilat (1955)|''Eilat'']], from a range well beyond the frigate's guns.<ref name=gs-vidyut />

In 1968, a Pakistani delegation to the Soviet Union was also offered the missile boats and transfer of associated infrastructure. However, the Pakistan Navy wanted larger vessels and turned down the offer.<ref name=in-transition-chap7 />

In 1969, after examining the performance of the Egyptian boats during the Six Day War, India finalized agreements for the acquisition of the Osa-I-class missile boats from the Soviet Union. The vessels were commissioned into the Indian Navy starting in 1971, a few months before the start of the war with Pakistan.

== Operations ==
During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the 25th Missile Boat Squadron, consisting of vessels from the ''Vidyut'' class, played a crucial role in the Indian attacks on [[Karachi]] in December 1971. The two key operations in which these vessels played an active role, were [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)|Operation Trident]] and [[Operation Python]]. Indian attacks destroyed half of the [[Pakistani Navy]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Ali |first=Tariq |author-link=Tariq Ali |year=1983 |title=Can Pakistan Survive? The Death of a State |publisher=Penguin Books |page=95 |isbn=0-14-02-2401-7 |quote=In a two-week war, Pakistan lost half its navy.}}</ref> and most of Pakistan's naval fuel reserves in the port's fuel storage tanks, which cleared the way for the decisive victory of the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name=globalsecurity1>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/viyut.htm</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=S.M.Nanda |title=The Man Who Bombed Karachi |publisher=HarperCollins India |year=2004 |id=ISBN}}</ref>

Commander B.B. Yadav, who commanded Operation Trident was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]].<ref name=in-awards>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm |title=Chapter-42 |publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=2012-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022341/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/t2t2e/Trans2Trimph/chapters/42_awards1.htm |archive-date=24 February 2012 }}</ref> Lieutenant Commander B.N. Kavina, Petty Officer M.O. Thomachan, Petty Officer R.N. Sharma and L.K. Chakravarty and Lieutenant Commander Inderjit Sharma received the [[Vir Chakra]] for their roles in Operation Trident. Lieutenant Commander Vijai Jerath, was awarded the Vir Chakra for Operation Python.

== Ships of the class ==
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!Name
!Pennant
!Commissioned
!Decommissioned
!Notes
|-
| {{INS|Veer|K82|2}} || K82 || 2 April 1971 || 31 December 1982 ||
|-
| {{INS|Vidyut|K83|2}} || K83 || 16 February 1971 || 31 March 1991 ||
|-
| {{INS|Vijeta|K84|2}} || K84 || 27 March 1971 || 30 June 1992 ||
|-
| {{INS|Vinash|K85|2}} || K85 || 20 January 1971 || 15 January 1990 ||
|-
| {{INS|Nipat|K86|2}} || K86 || 26 April 1971 || 29 February 1988 ||
|-
| {{INS|Nashak|K87|2}} || K87 || 19 March 1971 || 31 December 1990 ||
|-
| {{INS|Nirbhik|K88|2}} || K88 || 20 February 1971 || 31 December 1986 ||
|-
| {{INS|Nirghat|K89|2}} || K89 || 29 January 1971 || 31 July 1989 ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Vidyut-class missile boat}}
{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}

[[Category:Vidyut-class missile boats| ]]
[[Category:India–Soviet Union relations]]