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INS Ranvir is the fourth of the five Template:Sclasss built for the Indian Navy. Ranvir was commissioned on 28 October 1986.

Service history

2008

INS Ranvir along with Template:INS were anchored just outside Sri Lankan territorial waters to provide security for the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, and other high-ranking officials at the 15th SAARC summit.[1]

2015

On 22–26 May 2015, INS Ranvir with Template:INS visited Singapore.[2] 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.[3]

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. [4][5][6] The blast was attributed to Freon gas leak in the AC compartment.[7] Krishan Kumar MCPO I, Surinder Kumar MCPO II and A.K. Singh MCPO II were killed in the incident.[8]

References

  1. 2 Indian warships anchored near SL Template:Webarchive
  2. Indian Naval Ships Enter Freemantle (Perth), Australia. Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Defence(4 June 2015). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. Two Indian Navy warships arrive in Jakarta. Zee News(2015-06-01). Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  4. Three Navy personnel killed in explosion on warship INS Ranvir. Times of India(18 January 2022). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. Three sailors killed, 11 injured in explosion on board INS Ranvir: What happened and a look back at other such incidents. Firstpost(18 January 2022). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. Three dead, 11 injured in explosion on board destroyer INS Ranvir. Indian Express(18 January 2022). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. Blast in AC compartment of INS Ranvir led to death of 3 sailors: Officials(19 January 2022).
  8. Incident Onboard INS Ranvir at Naval Dockyard Mumbai | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-03-13.

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