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{{Short description|Indian Navy destroyer}}
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| image_caption = INS ''Ranvijay'' during [[Exercise Malabar#2012|Exercise Malabar 2012]]
| Ship caption = INS ''Ranvijay'' during [[Exercise Malabar#2012|Exercise Malabar 2012]]
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| class = {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer}}
| displacement = *3,950 tons standard
                  *4,974 tons full load<ref name=in-rajput>{{Cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/destroyers_rajput.htm |title=Surface Ships -- Indian Navy |access-date=11 August 2009 |archive-date=19 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619085343/http://indiannavy.nic.in/destroyers_rajput.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| speed = {{convert|35|kn|km/h}}
| range = *{{convert|4000|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h}}
          *{{convert|2600|mi|km}} at {{convert|30|kn|km/h}}
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| sensors = *''Air/Surface:''  [[EL/M-2238 STAR]]<ref name=nigwn>{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems|year=2006|publisher=Naval Institute|location=Annapolis, Md|isbn=1557502625|page=243|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4S3h8j_NEmkC&q=%E2%80%9CSurveillance+%26+Threat+Alert+Radar+-+STAR+-+EL%2FM-2238&pg=PA243|edition=5th}}</ref> (replacing MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band)
            *''Air:'' Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band ( replacing MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band)
            *''Navigation:'' 2 x Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,
            *''Communication:'' [[Inmarsat]],
            *''Sonar:'' 1 x hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 x Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
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              *8 × [[BrahMos]] supersonic missiles in aft VLS (replaced aft S-125 SAM launcher)
              *4 × [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] missiles in inclined launchers
              *''Air-defence:''
              *2 × [[Barak SAM]] 8 cell launchers (port and starboard)
              *1 × [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launcher (Removed by 2025)
              *''Guns:''
              *1 x [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] [[Naval artillery|naval gun]] (replaced [[AK-726|AK-726 twin 3" naval gun]])
              *2 × {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} [[AK-630|AK-630M]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]
              *''Anti-submarine:''
              *1 × {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} PTA 533 quintuple [[torpedo tube]] launcher,
              *2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rocket launcher.
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| Ship country = India
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| Ship name = ''Ranvijay''
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| Ship commissioned = 15 Jan 1988
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| Ship homeport = [[Visakhapatnam]]
| Ship identification = [[Pennant number]]: D55
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| Ship status = {{Ship in active service}}
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| Ship badge = [[File:INS Ranvijay (D55) crest.JPG|120px]]
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer}}
| Ship displacement = *3,950 tons standard
*4,974 tons full load<ref name=in-rajput>{{Cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/destroyers_rajput.htm |title=Surface Ships -- Indian Navy |access-date=11 August 2009 |archive-date=19 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619085343/http://indiannavy.nic.in/destroyers_rajput.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Ship length = {{convert|147|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|16|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship height =
| Ship draught = {{convert|5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship draft =
| Ship power =
| Ship propulsion = 4 x gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, {{convert|72,000|hp|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed = {{convert|35|kn|km/h}}
| Ship range = *{{convert|4000|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h}}
*{{convert|2600|mi|km}} at {{convert|30|kn|km/h}}
| Ship endurance =
| Ship test depth =
| Ship boats =
| Ship capacity =
| Ship troops =
| Ship complement = 320 (including 35 officers)
| Ship crew =
| Ship time to activate =
| Ship sensors = *''Air/Surface:''  [[EL/M-2238 STAR]]<ref name=nigwn>{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems|year=2006|publisher=Naval Institute|location=Annapolis, Md|isbn=1557502625|page=243|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4S3h8j_NEmkC&q=%E2%80%9CSurveillance+%26+Threat+Alert+Radar+-+STAR+-+EL%2FM-2238&pg=PA243|edition=5th}}</ref> (replacing MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band)
*''Air:'' Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band ( replacing MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band)
*''Navigation:'' 2 x Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,
*''Communication:'' [[Inmarsat]],
*''Sonar:'' 1 x hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 x Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
| Ship EW =
| Ship armament = *''Anti-surface:''
*8 × [[BrahMos]] supersonic missiles in aft VLS (replaces SAM launcher)
*4 × [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] missiles in inclined launchers
*''Air-defence:''
*2 × [[Barak SAM]] 8 cell launchers (port and starboard)
*1 × [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launcher
*''Guns:''
*2 × {{convert|76.2|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} main gun,
*2 × {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} [[AK-630|AK-630M]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]
*''Anti-submarine: ''
*1 × {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launcher,
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine mortars,
| Ship armour =
| Ship armor =
| Ship aircraft = 1 x [[Ka-28]] helicopter
| Ship aircraft facilities =
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'''INS ''Ranvijay''''' is a {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer|1}} in active service with the [[Indian Navy]]. ''Ranvijay'' was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 15 Jan 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vikramaditya-delhi-class-rajput-class-kolkata-class|title=Vikramaditya, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref>
'''INS ''Ranvijay''''' ({{Lit|Victorious in Battle}}) is a {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer|1}} in active service with the [[Indian Navy]]. ''Ranvijay'' was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 21 December 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-12-21 |title=Navy vessel INS Ranvijay completes 37 years |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/navy-vessel-ins-ranvijay-completes-37-years-1848682 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Service history==
==Service history==
She has won the prestigious Cock Trophy in the annual Western Fleet whaler boat regatta held at the Naval Dockyard on 7 January 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/ins-ranvijay-triumphs/article3236972.ece | title=INS Ranvijay triumphs | date=8 January 2006 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=6 July 2019 }}</ref>
''Ranvijay'' participated in the multinational [[Malabar 2007|Malabar Naval Exercise]] between [[Australia]], [[India]], [[Singapore]], [[Japan]] and [[United States]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]] in the years 2011-2015 and 2020-2021.


''Ranvijay'' participated in the multinational [[Malabar 2007|Malabar Naval Exercise]] between [[Australia]], [[India]], [[Singapore]], [[Japan]] and [[United States]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]].
In July 2014, ''Ranvijay'', accompanied by the stealth [[frigate]] {{INS|Shivalik|F47|2}} and fleet [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] {{INS|Shakti|A57|2}}, took part in the INDRA War Games, a naval and army counter-terrorism exercise with [[Russia]].


In July 2014 ''Ranjivay'', accompanied by the stealth [[frigate]] {{INS|Shivalik|F47|2}} and fleet [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] {{INS|Shakti|A57|2}} took part in the INDRA War Games, a naval and army counter-terrorism exercise with [[Russia]].
In November 2016, ''Ranvijay'', accompanied by the [[corvette]] [[INS Kamorta (P28)]], took part in the [[SIMBEX]] War Games, a naval exercise with [[Singapore]] Navy which bought the RSN’s stealth frigate, RSS [[Formidable-class frigate|Formidable]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsindia-and-singapore-navies-hold-simbex-2016-annual-bilateral-maritime-exercise-5661064/ |title=naval-technology.com |access-date=10 April 2017 |archive-date=11 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411054216/http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsindia-and-singapore-navies-hold-simbex-2016-annual-bilateral-maritime-exercise-5661064/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In November 2016 ''Ranjivay'', accompanied by the [[corvette]] [[INS Kamorta]] took part in the [[SIMBEX]] War Games, a naval exercise with [[Singapore]] Navy which bought the RSN’s stealth frigate, RSS [[Formidable-class frigate|Formidable]].<ref>[http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsindia-and-singapore-navies-hold-simbex-2016-annual-bilateral-maritime-exercise-5661064/ naval-technology.com]</ref>


On 23 October 2021, ''Ranvijay'' caught fire at the [[Visakhapatnam Naval Base]], in eastern Bengal. Four of her crew were hospitalised.<ref name=Fleetmon35917>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2021/35917/indian-navy-destroyer-fire-4-hospitalized/ |title=Indian Navy destroyer fire, 4 hospitalized |publisher=Fleetmon |first=Mikhail |last=Voychenco |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
On 23 October 2021, ''Ranvijay'' caught fire at the [[Visakhapatnam]] Naval Base. Four of her crew were hospitalised.<ref name="Fleetmon35917">{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2021/35917/indian-navy-destroyer-fire-4-hospitalized/ |title=Indian Navy destroyer fire, 4 hospitalized |publisher=Fleetmon |first=Mikhail |last=Voychenco |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
 
INS ''Ranvijay'' participated at the [[International Fleet Review 2026]] held at Visakapatanam.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-14 |title=India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to steal the show in IFR 2026 in Vizag |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/indias-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-ins-vikrant-to-steal-the-show-in-ifr-2026-in-vizag/articleshow/128355649.cms |access-date=2026-02-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
''Ranvijay'' received the best ship of the Eastern Fleet Trophy for the year 2006–07 and 2011–12.
INS ''Ranvijay'' has won the prestigious Cock Trophy in the annual Western Fleet whaler boat regatta held at the Naval Dockyard on 7 January 2006.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 January 2006 |title=INS Ranvijay triumphs |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/ins-ranvijay-triumphs/article3236972.ece |access-date=6 July 2019 |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>
 
''Ranvijay'' received the best ship of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] Trophy for the year 2006–07 and 2011–12.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Latest revision as of 07:01, 26 February 2026


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INS Ranvijay (lit. 'Victorious in Battle') is a -class destroyer in active service with the Indian Navy. Ranvijay was commissioned on 21 December 1987.[1]

Service history[edit | edit source]

Ranvijay participated in the multinational Malabar Naval Exercise between Australia, India, Singapore, Japan and United States in the Bay of Bengal in the years 2011-2015 and 2020-2021.

In July 2014, Ranvijay, accompanied by the stealth frigate Shivalik and fleet tanker Shakti, took part in the INDRA War Games, a naval and army counter-terrorism exercise with Russia.

In November 2016, Ranvijay, accompanied by the corvette INS Kamorta (P28), took part in the SIMBEX War Games, a naval exercise with Singapore Navy which bought the RSN’s stealth frigate, RSS Formidable.[2]

On 23 October 2021, Ranvijay caught fire at the Visakhapatnam Naval Base. Four of her crew were hospitalised.[3]

INS Ranvijay participated at the International Fleet Review 2026 held at Visakapatanam.[4]

Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

INS Ranvijay has won the prestigious Cock Trophy in the annual Western Fleet whaler boat regatta held at the Naval Dockyard on 7 January 2006.[5]

Ranvijay received the best ship of the Eastern Fleet Trophy for the year 2006–07 and 2011–12.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Navy vessel INS Ranvijay completes 37 years". www.deccanchronicle.com. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "naval-technology.com". Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Voychenco, Mikhail. "Indian Navy destroyer fire, 4 hospitalized". Fleetmon. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "India's indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to steal the show in IFR 2026 in Vizag". The Times of India. 14 February 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "INS Ranvijay triumphs". The Hindu. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

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