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{{short description|Rajput-class destroyer built for the Indian Navy}}
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| Ship caption = INS ''Ranvir''
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| Ship country = India
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| Ship name = ''Ranvir''
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| Ship commissioned = 28 October 1986
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| Ship homeport = [[Visakhapatnam]]
| Ship identification = [[Pennant number]]: D54
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| Ship status = {{Ship in active service}}
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| Ship badge = [[File:INS Ranvir (D54) crest.JPG|150px]]
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer|1}}
| Ship displacement = *3,950 tons standard,
*4,974 tons full load
| Ship length = {{convert|147|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|15.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| Ship draught = {{convert|5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| Ship propulsion = 4 × gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, {{convert|72,000|hp|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed = {{convert|35|kn|km/h}}
| Ship range = *{{convert|4000|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h}}
*{{convert|2600|mi|km}} at {{convert|30|kn|km/h}}
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| Ship complement = 320 (including 35 officers)
| Ship sensors = *''Air/Surface:'' [[EL/M-2238 STAR]]<ref name=nigwn>{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems|year=2006|publisher=Naval Institute|location=Annapolis, Md|isbn=1557502625|page=243|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4S3h8j_NEmkC&q=%E2%80%9CSurveillance+%26+Threat+Alert+Radar+-+STAR+-+EL%2FM-2238&pg=PA243|edition=5th}}</ref> (replacing MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band)
*''Air:'' [[:de:LW 08|Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08)]] radar at D-band.(replacing MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band )
*''Navigation:'' 2 × Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,
*''Communication:'' [[Inmarsat]],
*''Sonar:'' Bharat HUMSA ( replaced hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) during MLR), 1 × Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
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| Ship armament = *''Anti-surface:''
*8 × [[BrahMos]] supersonic missiles in aft VLS (replaces SAM launcher)
*4 × [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] missiles in inclined launchers
*''Air-defence:''
*2 × [[Barak SAM]] 8 cell launchers (port and starboard)
*1 × [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launchers
*''Guns:''
*2 × {{convert|76.2|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} main gun,
*2 × {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} [[AK-630|AK-630M]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]
*''Anti-submarine: ''
*1 × {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} PTA 533 quintuple [[torpedo tube]] launcher,
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine mortars,
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| Ship aircraft = 1 × [[Ka-28]] helicopter
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'''INS ''Ranvir''''' is the fourth of the five {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer}}s built for the [[Indian Navy]]. ''Ranvir'' was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 28 October 1986.

== Service history ==

=== 2008 ===
INS ''Ranvir'' along with {{INS|Mysore|D60|6}} were anchored just outside Sri Lankan territorial waters to provide security for the Indian Prime Minister [[Dr. Manmohan Singh|Dr Manmohan Singh]], and other high-ranking officials at the 15th [[SAARC]] summit.<ref>[http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=21658 2 Indian warships anchored near SL] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730142635/http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=21658 |date=30 July 2008 }}</ref>

=== 2015 ===
On 22–26 May 2015, INS ''Ranvir'' with {{INS|Shakti|A57|6}} visited [[Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=122292|title=Indian Naval Ships Enter Freemantle (Perth), Australia|date=4 June 2015|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Defence|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref> On 31 May - 4 June 2015, INS ''Ranvir'' with INS ''Shakti'' made a port call at [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. She was commanded by Captain Jaswinder Singh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/two-indian-navy-warships-arrive-in-jakarta_1605396.html|title=Two Indian Navy warships arrive in Jakarta|date=2015-06-01|website=Zee News|access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref>

=== 2022 ===
On 18 January 2022, there was an explosion in an internal compartment of the ship at the naval dockyard in Mumbai, resulting in three deaths and eleven injuries. Minor structural damage was also reported.
<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/three-navy-personnel-killed-in-explosion-on-warship/articleshow/88979755.cms|title=Three Navy personnel killed in explosion on warship INS Ranvir|website=Times of India|date=18 January 2022|access-date=19 January 2022|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/three-sailors-killed-11-injured-in-explosion-on-board-ins-ranvir-what-happened-and-a-look-back-at-other-such-incidents-10298001.html|title=Three sailors killed, 11 injured in explosion on board INS Ranvir: What happened and a look back at other such incidents|date=18 January 2022|access-date=18 January 2022|website=Firstpost|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/three-navy-personnel-killed-in-explosion-on-warship-in-mumbais-naval-dockyard-7730541/lite/|title=Three dead, 11 injured in explosion on board destroyer INS Ranvir|website=Indian Express|date=18 January 2022|access-date=20 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The blast was attributed to Freon gas leak in the AC compartment.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/blast-in-ac-compartment-of-ins-ranvir-led-to-death-of-3-sailors-officials-101642593740732.html | title=Blast in AC compartment of INS Ranvir led to death of 3 sailors: Officials | date=19 January 2022 }}</ref> Krishan Kumar MCPO I, Surinder Kumar MCPO II and A.K. Singh MCPO II were killed in the incident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Incident Onboard INS Ranvir at Naval Dockyard Mumbai {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/incident-onboard-ins-ranvir-naval-dockyard-mumbai |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020204003728/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Rajput.html ''Rajput'' (''Kashin II'' class)] at [[Bharat Rakshak]].

{{Kashin-class destroyer}}
{{Destroyers of the Indian Navy}}

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