Cochin Shipyard Ltd formally delivers indigenous-built INS Vikrant to the Indian Navy
In a momentous day in the Indian Maritime History & indigenous shipbuilding coinciding with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, IAC Vikrant has been formally delivered to the Indian Navy by Cochin Shipyard Ltd following extensive user acceptance trials.
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New Delhi, July 28: In a significant development, Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant has been formally delivered to the Indian Navy by Cochin Shipyard Ltd following extensive user acceptance trials.
The Indian Navy tweeted, "Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant’ delivered to #IndianNavy by
@cslcochin following extensive user acceptance trials. A momentous day in the Indian Maritime History & indigenous shipbuilding coinciding with #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav."
"India joins a select group of nations having niche capability to indigenously design, build & integrate a state-of-the art Aircraft Carrier," it further added.
With IAC Vikrant, the Indian Navy will have two functional aircraft carriers, the other being INS Vikramaditya. India will join the group of seven countries— USA, UK, France, Russia, Italy and China have niche capabilities of design and building of an Aircraft Carrier.
As reported earlier, the Ministry of Defence said the ship’s delivery is being targeted for the end of July 2022, followed by the commissioning of the ship in August 2022 to commemorate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The mammoth warship is the Indian Navy’s first Made in India aircraft carrier.
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The Indigenous design and construction of Aircraft Carrier by the Indian Navy and Cochin Shipyard Ltd is a shining example in the Nation’s quest for ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India Initiative’ with more than 76% indigenous content This has led to growth in indigenous design and construction capabilities, besides development of a large number of ancillary industries.
The ship has over 2,300 compartments providing employment opportunities for over 2,000 CSL personnel and about 12,000 employees in ancillary industries. It is 262 m long, 62 m at the widest part, and a depth of 30 m minus the superstructure. There are 14 decks in all, including five in the superstructure.
The maiden sea trials of IAC were successfully completed in August 2021. This was followed by the second and third phases of Sea Trials in October 2021 and January 2022 respectively. During these three phases of Sea Trials, endurance testing of propulsion machinery, electrical & electronic suites, deck machinery, lifesaving appliances, ship’s Navigation and Communication systems was undertaken.