Submarine to be decommissioned

[illuminatidinesh]

INS Vela, the Navy's oldest submarine, will be decommissioned here at a ceremony to be held during sunset on Friday.

INS Vela has completed 37 years of service and is the oldest unit in the Navy, probably the oldest submarine in the world, according to an Eastern Naval Command press release issued here on Wednesday.

The submarine was commissioned Rear Admiral (retired) J.M.S. Sodhi at Riga in Latvia of the erstwhile Soviet Union, on August 31, 1973.

It was first of the Vela class of submarines to be commissioned into the Navy.

The submarine was commanded by 26 Commanding Officers in all these years during its 37 years of service.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/article482844.ece

 

[jha]

good bye old lady..

 

[Dark Angel]

Amazing service done for the country

 

[Ammyy]

Amazing service done for the country

Hope to see her new version soon

 

[sudhir007]

The Indian Navy bids farewell to its second last Foxtrot-class submarine INS Vela (S40) at Visakhapatnam this evening. She was commissioned 37 years ago in Riga, Latvia. The boat's crest depicted a sawfish.

LiveFist - The Best of Indian Defence: Farewell, INS Vela

 

[Chaluboy]

We are decommissioning faster than we are commissioning new subs

 

[Dash]

Good by INS vela. we are thankful for your services.

 

[Indiarox]

Old Lady .Has served India for 37 years bye

 

[Indiarox]

Amazing service done for the country

that is not a Indian ship its Cuban

 

[prototype]

na na na na,hey hey hey hey just say good bye

 

[Indiarox]

na na na na,hey hey hey hey just say good bye

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[javaman]

yeh kahan jayegi ab,in thrash or in some museum