Dismantling of INS Viraat
February 13 , 2021
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- The Supreme Court put on hold the further dismantling of INS Viraat.
- Envitech Marine Consultants Pvt Ltd has been looking to acquire the warship and convert INS Viraat into a maritime museum.
- It was acquired from the UK in 1986.
- Before that, INS Viraat had served as HMS Hermes in the Royal Navy.
- The carrier was decommissioned in 2017.
- Subsequently it was sold to Shree Ram group for scrapping.
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