INS Ranvir
History
India
NameRanvir
Builder61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant
Launched12 March 1983
Commissioned28 October 1986
HomeportVisakhapatnam
IdentificationPennant number: D54
Statusin active service
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General characteristics
Class and typeRajput-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 3,950 tons standard,
  • 4,974 tons full load
Length147 m (482 ft)
Beam15.8 m (52 ft)
Draught5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion4 × gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range
  • 4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
  • 2,600 miles (4,200 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement320 (including 35 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Air/Surface: EL/M-2238 STAR[1] (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 × Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,
  • Communication: Inmarsat,
  • Sonar: Bharat HUMSA ( replaced hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) during MLR), 1 × Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Ka-28 helicopter

INS Ranvir (Hero of the Battle)[2] is the fourth of the five Rajput-class destroyers built for the Indian Navy. Ranvir was commissioned on 28 October 1986.

Service history

2008

INS Ranvir along with INS Mysore were anchored just outside Sri Lankan territorial waters to provide security for the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, and other high-ranking officials at the 15th SAARC summit.[3]

2015

On 22–26 May 2015, INS Ranvir with INS Shakti visited Singapore.[4] On 31 May - 4 June 2015, INS Ranvir with INS Shakti made a port call at Jakarta, Indonesia. She was commanded by Captain Jaswinder Singh.[5]

2022

On 18 January 2022, there was an explosion in an internal compartment of the ship at the naval dockyard in Mumbai, resulting in three deaths and eleven injuries. Minor structural damage was also reported. [6][7][8] The blast was attributed to Freon gas leak in the AC compartment.[9] Krishan Kumar MCPO I, Surinder Kumar MCPO II and A.K. Singh MCPO II were killed in the incident.[10]

In Popular Culture

INS Ranvir was featured in Bollywood film Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo starring Amitabh Bachan and Boby Deol who played the role of Commanding Officer onboard INS Ranvir.Kora Class Corvetttes INS Kirch(P62) and INS Kulish(P63) were also featured alongside it .

References

  1. ^ Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.
  2. ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/india-bangladesh-ins-ranvir-chittagong-naval-exercise-1026254-2017-07-25
  3. ^ 2 Indian warships anchored near SL Archived 30 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Indian Naval Ships Enter Freemantle (Perth), Australia". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Defence. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Two Indian Navy warships arrive in Jakarta". Zee News. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Three Navy personnel killed in explosion on warship INS Ranvir". Times of India. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Three sailors killed, 11 injured in explosion on board INS Ranvir: What happened and a look back at other such incidents". Firstpost. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Three dead, 11 injured in explosion on board destroyer INS Ranvir". Indian Express. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Blast in AC compartment of INS Ranvir led to death of 3 sailors: Officials". 19 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Incident Onboard INS Ranvir at Naval Dockyard Mumbai | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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