Question : The Indian Navy’s first destroyer INS Rajput decommissioned at on May 21, 2021. Which one of the following statement is correct regarding this ?
(a) It was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam
(b) It was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
(c) It was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Kolkata
(d) It was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Chennai
Ans.(a)
Related facts
- The Indian Navy’s first destroyer INS Rajput decommissioned at on May 21, 2021.
- It was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
- About INS Rajput
- INS Rajput was commissioned on 04 May 1980, at Poti, Georgia (erstwhile USSR), as the lead ship of the Rajput Class Destroyers of the Indian Navy with Capt (later Vice Admiral) Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani as the first Commanding Officer.
- During her service, the ship had the distinction of being part of both the Western and Eastern Fleets.
- She was based in Mumbai till Jun 1988 and thereafter was re-based at Visakhapatnam as part of the Eastern Fleet.
By — Pankaj Pandey.
Link:
http://www.ddinews.gov.in/national/ins-rajput-decommissioned