INS Ranvir
Rajput-class destroyer built for the Indian Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
INS Ranvir (literal translation
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| History | |
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 India | |
| Name | Ranvir |
| Builder | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant |
| Launched | 12 March 1983 |
| Commissioned | 28 October 1986 |
| Homeport | Visakhapatnam |
| Identification | Pennant number: D54 |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | _crest.JPG) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Rajput-class destroyer |
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| Length | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Beam | 15.8 m (52 ft) |
| Draught | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Propulsion | 4 × gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
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| Complement | 320 (including 35 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Ka-28 helicopter |
Service history
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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 under the junior sailors’ dining hall.[9] Krishan Kumar MCPO I, Surinder Kumar MCPO II and A.K. Singh MCPO II were killed in the incident.[10] An investigation revealed that an incompatible type of refrigerant (R125) supplied by a private firm was used instead of the standard naval (R22). The firm was booked by the Navy.[11]
2024
INS Ranvir reached Chattogram, Bangladesh as a part of Operational Deployment on 29 June 2024. After the completion of the harbour phase, the ship will participate in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with the Bangladesh Navy.[12]
2025
INS Ranvir participated in Exercise Bongosagar 2025 and Coordinated Patrol with the BNS Abu Ubaidah of the Bangladesh Navy in March 2025.[13]
In popular culture
INS Ranvir was featured in Bollywood film Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo starring Amitabh Bachan and Bobby 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.
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