>Llammakey →top: filled in bareurl |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=July | {{other ships|INS Ajay}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=July | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} | ||
{{refimprove|date=August | {{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}} | ||
{{refimprove|date=August 2022}} | |||
{|{{Infobox ship begin}} | {|{{Infobox ship begin}} | ||
{{Infobox ship image | {{Infobox ship image | ||
| Line 19: | Line 20: | ||
|Ship acquired= | |Ship acquired= | ||
|Ship commissioned= 24 January 1990 | |Ship commissioned= 24 January 1990 | ||
|Ship decommissioned= | |Ship decommissioned= 19 September 2022 | ||
|Ship in service= | |Ship in service= | ||
|Ship out of service= | |Ship out of service= | ||
| Line 26: | Line 27: | ||
|Ship honours= | |Ship honours= | ||
|Ship fate= | |Ship fate= | ||
|Ship status= | |Ship status=Decommissioned | ||
|Ship notes= | |Ship notes= | ||
|Ship badge = [[File:INS Ajay emblem (name faded out).jpg|150px|INS Ajay crest]]}} | |Ship badge = [[File:INS Ajay emblem (name faded out).jpg|150px|INS Ajay crest]]}} | ||
| Line 58: | Line 59: | ||
|} | |} | ||
'''INS ''Ajay'' (P34)''' | '''INS ''Ajay'' (P34)''' was an {{sclass|Abhay|corvette}}, in service with the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-abhay>{{cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_abhay.htm |url-status=dead |title=Abhay Class – (Abhay, Ajay, Akshay, Agray) |website=Indian Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223133238/http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_abhay.htm |archive-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> She inherited her name from [[INS Ajay (1960)|INS ''Ajay'']], the first warship built in independent India, which served in the Navy from 1960–1974. | ||
INS ''Ajay'' was commissioned on 24 January 1990 at [[Poti]], Soviet Union (now in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]) as part of the 23rd Patrol Vessel Squadron under the operational control of Flag Officer Commanding, Maharashtra Naval Area. Vice Admiral A.G. Thapliyal served as the ship's first commanding officer. The ship participated in several naval operations including [[Operation Talwar]] during the [[Kargil War]] and [[Operation Parakram]] in 2001.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=INS Ajay Decommissioned After 32 Glorious Years of Service|url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-ajay-decommissioned-after-32-glorious-years-service|date=2022-09-20 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Indian Navy}}</ref> | |||
== Decommissioning == | |||
INS ''Ajay'' was decommissioned on 19 September 2022 at a ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, after over 32 years in active service. Vice Admiral [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]], Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command was the chief guest for the function, Vice Admiral Thapliyal (Retd) was the guest of honour, and over 400 personnel including Flag Officers, senior officers from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard, and officers and men of the commissioning crew, crew of previous commissions as well as the ships present crew and families attended the decommissioning.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 09:51, 19 December 2022
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2022) |
| History | |
|---|---|
 India
| |
| Name: | INS Ajay |
| Commissioned: | 24 January 1990 |
| Decommissioned: | 19 September 2022 |
| Status: | Decommissioned |
| Badge: | INS Ajay crest |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | -class corvette |
| Displacement: | 485 tons full load |
| Length: | 56.0 m (183 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel motors with 16,184 hp (12,068 kW) and 2 shafts (Another report says 4 engines) |
| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph), (32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) according to Jane's) |
| Range: | 2,400 mi (3,900 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 97 (incl. 7 officers), (Jane's lists 32, with 6 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
|
| Armament: |
|
INS Ajay (P34) was an -class corvette, in service with the Indian Navy.[1] She inherited her name from INS Ajay, the first warship built in independent India, which served in the Navy from 1960–1974.
INS Ajay was commissioned on 24 January 1990 at Poti, Soviet Union (now in Georgia) as part of the 23rd Patrol Vessel Squadron under the operational control of Flag Officer Commanding, Maharashtra Naval Area. Vice Admiral A.G. Thapliyal served as the ship's first commanding officer. The ship participated in several naval operations including Operation Talwar during the Kargil War and Operation Parakram in 2001.[2]
Decommissioning
INS Ajay was decommissioned on 19 September 2022 at a ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, after over 32 years in active service. Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command was the chief guest for the function, Vice Admiral Thapliyal (Retd) was the guest of honour, and over 400 personnel including Flag Officers, senior officers from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard, and officers and men of the commissioning crew, crew of previous commissions as well as the ships present crew and families attended the decommissioning.[2]
References
- ↑ "Abhay Class – (Abhay, Ajay, Akshay, Agray)". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 23 February 2012 suggested (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "INS Ajay Decommissioned After 32 Glorious Years of Service". Indian Navy. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
.jpg){kind=link}