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Chindits: INS Kabra Joins The Navy
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India's latest warship, INS Kabra was
commissioned today at Naval Base Kochi by Vice
Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding-in-
Chief, Southern Naval Command. The ship is
named after an island of the Andaman and
Nicobar archipelago. The commissioning
ceremony involved announcement of the
commissioning warrant signed by the Chief of
the Naval Staff, hoisting the Naval Ensign and
National Flag on board to the tune of the National
Anthem and breaking of the commissioning
pendant atop the ship.
Vice Admiral Sushil in his address to the
assembled gathering underscored the importance
ofrelatively smaller ships like Fast Attack Crafts
for a blue water Navy stating that these are
essential inventory in peacetime, for Low
Intensity Conflicts and anti piracy operations. Rear
Admiral KC Shekar (Retd), Chairman and
Managing Director Garden Reach Shipbuilders and
Engineers,said that INS Kabra is a cost effective
and fuel efficient platform. Admiral Shekar also
informed the audience that certain modifications
from the original design have been carried out on
the ship based on inputs from the Navy.
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For full story visit the above link
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India's latest warship, INS Kabra was
commissioned today at Naval Base Kochi by Vice
Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding-in-
Chief, Southern Naval Command. The ship is
named after an island of the Andaman and
Nicobar archipelago. The commissioning
ceremony involved announcement of the
commissioning warrant signed by the Chief of
the Naval Staff, hoisting the Naval Ensign and
National Flag on board to the tune of the National
Anthem and breaking of the commissioning
pendant atop the ship.
Vice Admiral Sushil in his address to the
assembled gathering underscored the importance
ofrelatively smaller ships like Fast Attack Crafts
for a blue water Navy stating that these are
essential inventory in peacetime, for Low
Intensity Conflicts and anti piracy operations. Rear
Admiral KC Shekar (Retd), Chairman and
Managing Director Garden Reach Shipbuilders and
Engineers,said that INS Kabra is a cost effective
and fuel efficient platform. Admiral Shekar also
informed the audience that certain modifications
from the original design have been carried out on
the ship based on inputs from the Navy.
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For full story visit the above link
