INS Rajput, Indian Navy's first destroyer, to be decommissioned today after 41 years of ‘glorious service’
The ship participated in several key missions in the last four decades, including operation Aman off Sri Lanka that was launched to assist the Indian Peace Keeping Forces (IPKF) and Operation Cactus to resolve a hostage situation off the Maldives.
May 21, 2021, 09:04 AM IST
INS Rajput, first destroyer of the Indian Navy, to be decommissioned on Friday
The ship was commissioned as INS Rajput at Poti, Georgia by IK Gujral, the then Indian Ambassador to the USSR, with Captain Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani as her first commanding officer.
May 20, 2021, 17:26 PM IST
