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INS Ranvijay
Indian Navy destroyer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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INS Ranvijay (lit. 'Victorious in Battle') is a Rajput-class destroyer in active service with the Indian Navy. Ranvijay was commissioned on 21 December 1987.[3]
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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.[4]
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, took part in the SIMBEX War Games, a naval exercise with Singapore Navy which bought the RSN’s stealth frigate, RSS Formidable.[5]
On 23 October 2021, Ranvijay caught fire at the Visakhapatnam Naval Base. Four of her crew were hospitalised.[6]
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Awards and recognition
Ranvijay received the best ship of the Eastern Fleet Trophy for the year 2006–07 and 2011–12.
Gallery
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
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