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INS Vikrant inauguration
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- PM Modi unveiled a plaque to mark the induction of INS Vikrant into Indian Navy at Kochi.
- It is designed by Indian Navy’s in-house Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
- It is the largest ship ever built in the maritime history of India, as big as the size of two football fields.
- It has a maximum designed speed of 28 Knots (approx. 52 KM per hour) with endurance of 7,500 Nautical Miles.
- It is built at a cost of ₹20,000 crore.
- It is a 262-meter-long vessel.
- The 45,000-tonne warship has been built at a cost of Rs. 20,000 crores.
- It is termed as a floating city with 18 floors.
- Countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, China, Russia, France and Japan are the others have the capability to create such large warships.
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