INS Ranvijay

	INS Ranvijay during Exercise Malabar 2012
History
India
Name	Ranvijay
Builder	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant
Commissioned	15 Jan 1988
Homeport	Visakhapatnam
Identification	Pennant number: D55
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Rajput-class destroyer
Displacement	3,950 tons standard; 4,974 tons full load;
Length	147 m (482 ft)
Beam	16 m (52 ft)
Draught	5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion	4 x gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range	4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h); 2,600 miles (4,200 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h);
Complement	320 (including 35 officers)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Air/Surface: EL/M-2238 STAR (replacing MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band); Air: Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band ( replacing MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band); Navigation: 2 x Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,; Communication: Inmarsat,; Sonar: 1 x hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 x Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar;
Armament	Anti-surface:; 8 × BrahMos supersonic missiles in aft VLS (replaced aft S-125 SAM launcher); 4 × SS-N-2D Styx AShM missiles in inclined launchers; Air-defence:; 2 × Barak SAM 8 cell launchers (port and starboard); 1 × S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launcher; Guns:; 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun (replaced AK-726 twin 3" naval gun); 2 × 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630M CIWS; Anti-submarine:; 1 × 533 mm (21 in) PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launcher,; 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher.;
Aircraft carried	1 x Ka-28 helicopter

INS Ranvijay (Victor in Battle) is a Rajput-class destroyer in active service with the Indian Navy. Ranvijay was commissioned on 15 Jan 1988.^[3]

Service history

She has won the prestigious Cock Trophy in the annual Western Fleet whaler boat regatta held at the Naval Dockyard on 7 January 2006.^[4]

Ranvijay participated in the multinational Malabar Naval Exercise between Australia, India, Singapore, Japan and United States in the Bay of Bengal in the years 2011-2015 and 2020-2021.

In July 2014, Ranvijay, accompanied by the stealth frigate Shivalik and fleet tanker Shakti, took part in the INDRA War Games, a naval and army counter-terrorism exercise with Russia.

In November 2016, Ranvijay, accompanied by the corvette INS Kamorta, took part in the SIMBEX War Games, a naval exercise with Singapore Navy which bought the RSN’s stealth frigate, RSS Formidable.^[5]

On 23 October 2021, Ranvijay caught fire at the Visakhapatnam Naval Base. Four of her crew were hospitalised.^[6]

Awards and recognition

Ranvijay received the best ship of the Eastern Fleet Trophy for the year 2006–07 and 2011–12.

Gallery

Commander C.S. Patham and Captain Ajithkumar J Varma
Ranvijay during Exercise Malabar 2007
Ranvijay with sailors on deck in blue uniform

References

^ "Surface Ships -- Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
^ Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.
^ "Vikramaditya, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "INS Ranvijay triumphs". The Hindu. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
^ naval-technology.com
^ Voychenco, Mikhail. "Indian Navy destroyer fire, 4 hospitalized". Fleetmon. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

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[in-rajput-1] "Surface Ships -- Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.

[nigwn-2] Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.

[3] "Vikramaditya, Delhi Class, Rajput Class, Kolkata Class | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[4] "INS Ranvijay triumphs". The Hindu. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

[5] val-technology.com

[Fleetmon35917-6] Voychenco, Mikhail. "Indian Navy destroyer fire, 4 hospitalized". Fleetmon. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

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History
INS Ranvijay during Exercise Malabar 2012
India
Name	Ranvijay
Builder	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant
Commissioned	15 Jan 1988
Homeport	Visakhapatnam
Identification	Pennant number: D55
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Rajput-class destroyer
Displacement	3,950 tons standard 4,974 tons full load^[1]
Length	147 m (482 ft)
Beam	16 m (52 ft)
Draught	5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion	4 x gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range	4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) 2,600 miles (4,200 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement	320 (including 35 officers)
Sensors and processing systems	Air/Surface: EL/M-2238 STAR^[2] (replacing MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band) Air: Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band ( replacing MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band) Navigation: 2 x Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency, Communication: Inmarsat, Sonar: 1 x hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 x Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
Armament	Anti-surface: 8 × BrahMos supersonic missiles in aft VLS (replaced aft S-125 SAM launcher) 4 × SS-N-2D Styx AShM missiles in inclined launchers Air-defence: 2 × Barak SAM 8 cell launchers (port and starboard) 1 × S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launcher Guns: 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun (replaced AK-726 twin 3" naval gun) 2 × 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630M CIWS Anti-submarine: 1 × 533 mm (21 in) PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launcher, 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher.
Aircraft carried	1 x Ka-28 helicopter

INS Ranvijay

Service history

Awards and recognition

Gallery

References

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