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]
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Commander C.S. Patham and Captain Ajithkumar J Varma -
Ranvijay during Exercise Malabar 2007 -
Ranvijay with sailors on deck in blue uniform
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Navy vessel INS Ranvijay completes 37 years". www.deccanchronicle.com. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "naval-technology.com". Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ↑ Voychenco, Mikhail. "Indian Navy destroyer fire, 4 hospitalized". Fleetmon. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "INS Ranvijay triumphs". The Hindu. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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